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Basics of CPT code 99173, 99174 & 99177 Visual acuity refers to the clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. Visual acuity testing is used to determine how well a person can see at various distances using a Snellen chart. The Snellen chart is the familiar eye test … Read more
Description of CPT code 99391, 99392, 99393, 99394, 99395, 99396 & 99397 99391 Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation and management of an individual including an age and gender appropriate history, examination, counseling/anticipatory guidance/risk factor reduction interventions, and the ordering of laboratory/diagnostic procedures, established patient; infant (age younger than 1 year) 99392 early childhood (age 1 … Read more
Basics of CPT code 93306/93307 Echocardiography/Electrocardiography There are different CPT codes for Echocardiography in medical coding. They are mainly divided into transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram. If you are new to coding echocardiography, this article will be very helpful for gaining knowledge about CPT code for echocardiography/electrocardiography (ECG or EKG). Procedure or CPT code 93303, 93304, … Read more
Basics about CPT code for Incision and Drainage 10060 & 10061 CPT codebook consist all the codes used for different facilities. We have lot of percutaneous procedures like fine needle aspiration, breast biopsy, nephrostogram, cholangiogram, bone marrow biopsy etc. Today, we will try to learn about coding incision and drainage procedure in surgery. CPT code … Read more
The requirement of medical coders is increasing day by day. If you are visiting AAPC website, you can check in their monthly newsletters, the number of CPC-A, CPC. COC, CIRCC etc. newly certified coders with their names. The number of certified coder increasing every month. Majority of coders are clearing CPC Certification exam. So, the demand … Read more
Basics for G codes & CPT code 90471, 90472, 90473, +90474 For Medicare, the use G codes is very common for billing specific procedures. For example, the Vaccine administration codes used for flu, is reported with G code G0008. Similarly there are many G codes used for Medicare patients.Also, there are diagnosis codes like Z23 … Read more
Basics about Pelvic Ultrasound CPT code 76856 In Radiology, diagnosis related to pelvic region are very common to code. For example, for ovary cyst, pelvic pain, abdominal pain etc. are the common diagnosis for Pelvic exam in females. Mostly the ultrasound CPT code 76856 is used for pelvic region. This is the most frequently used … Read more
Basics of Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) Mounjaro, also known as Tirzepatide, is a novel treatment for Type 2 diabetes that has been generating a lot of buzz in the pharmaceutical industry. Mounjaro is similar to others medications and has both useful effects and possible side effects. Mounjaro has potential side effects that patients should be aware of … Read more
Basic of Medicare Condition Codes National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) in its Official UB-04Data Specifications Manual 2007 defines condition codes as codes used to identify conditions or events relating to this bill that may affect processing. Condition codes refer to specific form locators in the UB-04 form that demand to describe the conditions applicable to … Read more
Basics about Emergency department (ED) CPT code 99283 An Emergency Department (ED) is defined as an organized hospital-based facility for the provision of unscheduled episodic services to patients who present for immediate medical attention. The facility must be available 24 hours a day. The common reasons for ED visits are chest pain, abdominal pain, open wounds, … Read more