ICD-10-CM, the system that healthcare providers use to classify and code diagnoses and procedures of care provided, specifies certain guidelines to choose the codes assigned to pain management. Medical coding professionals should update their knowledge about the official guidelines for coding and reporting in order to assign codes with the highest levels of accuracy. The […]
Basics of Diagnostic Related Grouping in Medical Coding
A diagnostic related grouping (DRG) is a system based on which Medicare and other health insurance companies categorize a patient’s hospitalization costs to determine the amount payable for the patient’s hospital stay. Everyone in the medical coding profession should understand the DRG codes that are used to code the in-patient claims so as to maintain […]
Impact of Common Errors in Medical Coding
The amount of reimbursements a healthcare facility gets depends on the accuracy of claims submitted by the medical billing team which is dependent the medical coding team’s accuracy of medical codes assigned to the various procedures performed during a patient visit. The complexity of medical coding system makes it a challenging process and however best […]
Get to Know about Medical Coding
Whenever a patient visits a doctor, there is a lot of coordination between various medical staff and non-medical staff from the time of registration of the patient to the appointment, to procedures performed, to medical bill generation and clearance of the dues either by an insurance provider or the patient. One of the significant aspects […]
Risks That Can Be Averted by Avoiding Coding Errors
The financial stability of a healthcare provider is dependent on accurate medical billing that relies on accurate medical coding. Inaccurate medical coding practices have drastic consequences that range from medical claim rejections, denials to wrong treatment and legal complications. Most of the coding errors are due to upcoding, under coding, and unbundling that can be […]
Certifications to Elevate Your Coding Prospects
Every professional aspires to do good work and gain recognition from peers and seniors in the industry and medical coding professionals are no different in this aspect. Medical coding is a perfect example of a profession that is routine yet fascinating as the medical coders have to assign the accurate codes to the different medical […]
Reasons for Medical Coding Errors that Impact Adversely
One of the key requirements for perfect medical billing and accurate reimbursements for the services provided is accurate medical coding. Every healthcare provider should check if its medical coders are diligent enough and have an eye for detail. Professionals in medical coding jobs also need to be alert and have good communication skills so as […]
Common Issues in Medical Coding
The job that eases the work of medical billers with detailed information of services provided and equipment used in the treatment of a patient to prepare accurate bills is medical coding. The work of a medical coder is to give appropriate universally accepted alpha-numeric codes to the procedures performed on a patient so that it […]
Getting into the Shoes of a Medical Coder
The work done by medical coders is not just about giving alpha-numeric codes to the procedures performed on a patient. It is more than that and it requires a great amount of dedication and enthusiasm to excel in the medical coding jobs. People interested in interpreting and investigating can do a splendid job in medical […]
Get Familiar with CPT Codes
We know that medical coding and medical billing are two of the important behind-the-scenes professions in the healthcare industry and use a variety of code sets to represent the healthcare issues like treatments, and equipment used etc. in a uniform method. Medical coding & billing professionals use ICD codes, HCPCS Level II, and Current Procedural […]