Medical Coder Profile: Cornelia M. Chalas, CPC

Cornelia M. Chalas, CPC is a clinical documentation improvement specialist with Commonwealth Community Care. This company has grown from a Boston-based project, initiated with Urban Medical Group in 1982, into a multi-disciplinary primary care practice that is today regarded as …

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Gestational Diabetes Coding – Video

Laureen:  Yeah… Alright, now I think we go back to your gestational diabetes. Alicia:  Q: I want to code 648.8 for gestational diabetes. I do NOT need a 250 code with that, correct? Because 250 codes EXCLUDE gestational diabetes. Right? …

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