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The AAPC has a new medical billing credential available and it’s really taking off! They offer a mock exam to study for it. They use the same textbook to teach their course as CodingCertification.org uses for their- Understanding Health Insurance. …
Alicia: Interventional Neurovascular Medical Coding was whew! Oh my word, it was intense, and I wanted to take it because I knew very little about it. They call this doctor, Dr. Z. He, of course, has a whole bunch of …
Occasionally, I am asked if it is important for a medical biller to understand modifiers. Modifiers, of course, affect reimbursement by making it go up, down, or stay the same with adding extra information for the payer. My response is that …
Laureen: This is on breech birth and Alicia is going to handle this one. Alicia: I get to go first, I’m so excited! This is actually a question that was not… this is the only question that I’m doing that …
Alicia: Vascular Coding, and the title of this one was Not Cardiovascular Medical Coding. So, we always say “cardiovascular coding,” but Caren was saying, let’s look at the vascular aspect and a lot of people don’t realize there’s really a difference …
Many times I am asked what exactly does a medical biller do? It’s actually a great question! Medical billers review the patient medical record to abstract the diagnoses, procedure, and supply codes in order to bill payers using medical billing software. …
Laureen: OK. Next question is on Critical Care. This must be a recent one because they said it was great seeing us at conference. That’s what I like the most, being in the booth and students coming up and thanking us. …
I am asked all the time what type of education does a medical coder need. Medical coding takes about 12-20 weeks to learn, so the training is usually vocational in nature. Many people train online because the programs are self-paced and …