Medical coding - Medical Coding Guide

How to improve your Skills in Medical Coding

Medical coding is a great career option for most of the professionals. But, in any field one has to keep learning to be ahead in this competitive world. Such competition…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC March 4, 2022

Medical coding Surgery

2022 New Category III Codes for Coders

List of New Category III Section Codes for 2022 0674T Laparoscopic insertion of new or replacement of permanent implantable synchronized diaphragmatic stimulation system for augmentation of cardiac function, including an…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC March 3, 2022

Can you code this IR procedure Medical coding

Sample coded Surgery charts for Medical coders Part 16

Medical Coding Sample Chart 1 Procedure: CERVICAL FACET INJECTION LEFT C5-6 and C6-7 Diagnosis: Cervical Spondylosis The patient has been referred to the Pain Management Center for cervical facet injection…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC February 17, 2022

COVID19 Medical coding

CPT code 86318, 86328 & 86769 : COVID 19 Antibody testing

Basics of CPT code 86318, 86328 & 86769 CPT code 86328 was established as a child code to 86318 to report a qualitative or semiquantitative single-step method immunoassay for SARS-CoV-2…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC February 16, 2022

ICD-10-PCS Medical coding

New 9 Introduction Codes Added to ICD-10-PCS

Hospitals have added nine new procedure codes to describe the introduction or infusion of therapeutics, including the additional COVID-19 vaccines recently authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC February 14, 2022

Medical Billing Medical coding

Medical Revenue Services : Everything to know about

The main backbone of hospital's or clinic's business is Revenue. Medical Revenue Services play an an important role here. Services include the revenue cycle management, medical billing, charge capture etc.…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC February 9, 2022

ICD 10 Medical coding

“A” Versus “D” Encounter: How to code them perfectly

Injuries are the big headache in ICD 10 coding. Since, the time ICD 10 has been implemented, their has been high increase in coding errors in injury and fracture coding.…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC February 1, 2022

COVID19 Medical coding

New COVID-19 Vaccine Code 0034A Coding Guidelines

The CPT Editorial Panel has approved a new vaccine administration code (0034A) for the administration of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine booster for patients who had previously received the Janssen single-dose…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC January 20, 2022

COVID19 ICD 10 Inpatient

CDC Releases New Diagnosis Codes for 2022

CMS also released Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) V39.1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its April 1, 2022 diagnosis files on Dec. 23, 2021. The updated…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC January 17, 2022

Medical coding

2022 E/M Shared/Split Services Rules

Definition of Split/shared services E/M services performed jointly by a physician and non-physician practitioner in a facility setting (outpatient department, inpatient, emergency department, skilled nursing facility) Prior to 2021, shared…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC January 5, 2022