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Medical coders have always in search of correct ICD 10 codes and CPT codes. Medical coding is all about finding the right diagnosis codes and procedures codes. If you are into medical coding, you will know the importance of these codes. ICD 10 codes are the most important ones to be coded perfectly, because the … Read more
Dilation of the Fallopian tubes is really more of a cleansing of the tubes than a true dilation. The tubes are very small and thin-walled. The most common cause for blockage is from an infection that results in strictures and fibrosis of the tube(s). A hydrosalpinx is the medical name for a fallopian tube that … Read more
The procedure of blood patch involves injection of patient’s own blood in the epidural space. The whole procedure is performed in sterile manner to seal the site of the dural CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid) leak. The CSF leak is usually due to prior lumbar puncture, myelogram or epidural injection/infusion. Approximately around 20 cc of patient’s blood … Read more
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 treatment of chronic axial neck pain. The patient has had long standing cervical pain thought to be facet joint generated and which has been refractory … Read more
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 (COVID-19) antibody(ies). CPT code 86769 was established to report an antibody test for SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) using a multiple-step method. Note that code 86769 … Read more
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 Administration. These nine codes will be used effective April 1, 2022 Read also: New ICD-10 codes for 2022 Know Everything about Medical Revenue Services The … Read more
In ICD 10, there are lot of diagnosis codes which are very interesting to code. Being a medical coder, I always have to come across to different scenarios in a medical coding charts. Once you learn how to read a medical report, then you can easily code the ICD 10 and CPT code. When I … Read more
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. These services help in smooth operation of these hospitals. These services are now mainly handled using software programs specifically designed for hospitals to manage all … Read more
Code Description of CPT code 95115, 95117, 95144, 95145, 95146, 95147, 95148, 95149, 95165, 95170 95115 – Professional services for allergen immunotherapy not including provision of allergenic extracts; single injection 95117 – 2 or more injections Allergen immunotherapy is performed to treat seasonal allergies, such as allergies to pollen from grasses, weeds, and trees or to … Read more
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. Though, we have overcome the common errors of ICD 10 , we need to still learn more to improve our coding skills. ICD 10 has … Read more