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Specificity matters in Diagnosis Coding

By: James Smith | 2010-09-23 | Health & Fitness
ICD 9 Coding: not to be paid for service due to Medicare LCD or third party Medical Policy. read more

New Choice to Boost your Diagnosis Coding

By: James Smith | 2010-11-24 | Health & Fitness
ICD-9 Codes 2011 going to effect in October, and here new ‘attention deficit' to boost your Diagnosis Coding read more

When to Use 'Uncertain Behavior Diagnosis Code'?

By: jamesarticle | 2011-05-26 | Health & Fitness
Read on for some expert tips to ensure you are zeroing on the correct diagnosis code for all your 11100 claims. read more

Radiology Coding: Specificity in Diagnosis Coding is Key

By: Angela Martin | 2010-11-01 | Health & Fitness
Trouble surfaces when you do not see documentation of a definitive diagnosis for the visit. read more

How to Bill Chiropractic Diagnosis Codes For Medicare

By: Tom Necela | 2010-05-10 | Insurance
Confused about which are the correct diagnosis codes to bill Medicare for chiropractic services? Are you getting denials from Medicare because of codes that have been submitted incorrectly? Billing for chiropractic services can be more complicated because of specific rules and incorrect billing will result in denied or delayed payments. Keep reading to learn how to make sure that you are billing Medicare correctly for your chiropractic claims. read more

Flu, BMI, Jaw Pain Diagnosis Codes Are More Direct

By: jamesarticle | 2011-11-21 | Health & Fitness
Proficient billing is not only about getting your CPTs right. You are required to have an in-depth knowledge and use of modifiers as well as diagnosis codes prior to you can come full circle on competent billing and reimbursement. read more

Improve Your Hyperplasia Diagnosis Coding Skills Before Oct. 2013 Hits

By: jamesarticle | 2012-03-09 | Health & Fitness
In case a pathology report comes back along with a hyperplasia diagnosis, then there are five possible ICD-9 codes you can report. read more

The New Z Diagnosis Codes Will Replace Routine Health Check Codes

By: James Article | 2011-02-23 | Health & Fitness
A known fact that when ICD-9 becomes ICD-10 in 2013, you'll not always have a simple crosswalk relationship between old codes and the new ones. read more

Correctly Assigning V Codes or Five-Digit Ob Diagnosis Codes Optimizes Reimbursement

By: Gaugan | 2012-03-22 | Medicine
By simplest definition, V codes are used for the supervision of a normal pregnancy, or the supervision of a high-risk pregnancy when no complications occur. read more

Fit your colonoscopy exam coding as per diagnosis

By: Angela Martin | 2010-09-27 | Medicine
If your gastroenterologist carries out colonoscopy screening on a patient, you must always link a ‘screening' diagnosis to the procedure even if the doctor discovers any abnormality in the process. read more

Coding Tips: Evaluate Diagnosis and Management to Complete Crohn's Claims

By: jamesarticle | 2012-03-01 | Health & Fitness
In case your gastroenterologist treats patients with Crohn's disease (ileitis or regional enteritis), you are required to be very alert to look at diagnosis, management, as well as the treatment to correctly report your physician's care. read more

Diagnosis Coding: Follow These 4 Steps to Master 940-949 Burn Diagnoses

By: Jerry Salley | 2011-07-16 | Health & Fitness
Snuff out potential denials by following these four quick steps to picking the perfect burn diagnosis codes for each burn treatment encounter. read more

Cardiology | Understand Carrier Guidelines on Echo Diagnosis Coding to Optimize Payment

By: Gaugan | 2012-03-02 | Medicine
Echocardiography is among the most commonly performed cardiology services. Coding these diagnostic tests, however, can be anything but routine. read more

Medical Diagnosis Set

By: Rakesh Mishra | 2010-10-13 | Health & Fitness
A Diagnosis is sometimes made by process of elimination. This is called a "differential diagnosis". Through investigation of symptoms and consultations with other doctors or physicians, they are able to tell what you do not have, thus leaving them with your most likely disease. read more

Medical Diagnosis Sets

By: Rakesh Mishra | 2010-10-13 | Health & Fitness
I think most of the people will always take the good old method of diagnosis that running to the nearest hospital, but generally speaking, a total new trend of self-diagnosis has spread out and gained prominence. read more