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Basic Cardiology Medical Coding Part 3
Boyd: You have three questions around this: Won’t you want to code the afib as a history because of the current issues? Alicia: No. He says he doesn’t have it and there isn’t a code for a history of afib, …
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Basic Cardiology Medical Coding Part 2 – Video
I grabbed another one, and again it is here for a six-month check. These are routine, very common cases where a person has a cardiac problem. Again, I’m going to go ahead and slide down to the bottom. I always …
Basic Cardiology Medical Coding Part 1 – Video
Alicia: Q: [Basic Cardiology Medical Coding] I am having trouble putting it all together! Reading a question and figuring out what to do in cardio issues. Can you go over cardio? A: What I decided to do was take a …
Proven Medical Coding Techniques That Work
Is Medical Coding Hard? (Proven Medical Coding Techniques That Work) – According to Pam Brooks, coding manager for Wentworth-Douglas Hospital, “Medical coding is not difficult for the right person”. It requires attention to detail because nothing can be missed when processing patient …
Take Your Medical Coding Training To The Next Level
Medical coding is a dynamic occupation, as evidenced by the health care community’s implementation of the ICD-10 code set as of October 1, 2015. ICD-10 is more advanced than the decades-old ICD-9 code set that it replaces, and the skills …
Understanding of NCCI Commercial Insurance and Coding – Video
JoAnne: Q: Can you speak on the relevance of NCCI, commercial insurance and coding encounters? Example, if the patient is not on Medicare, do NCCI codes matter? A: The acronym NCCI means National Correct Coding Initiative. It was developed by …
How To Get A CPC Certification — 5 Steps
CPC Certification Online There are online medical coding certificate programs available that specifically prepare students for Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification. These online programs offer medical coding courses that ready graduates for both ICD-9 and CPT coding jobs. Although courses are …
3 Important Facts About HCC Coding
HCC Coding Definition HCC coding is a type of specialty coding and it’s hierarchical coding and that’s done for Medicare Advantage. Since 2004, Medicare has used the HCC Coding (Hierarchical Condition Categories) model to calculate payments to providers and health …