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Question 1. Which is another term for “comfort care”? Elder care Respite care Palliative care Home healthcare Rationale: “Comfort care” is also called “palliative care”. The goal of palliative care is not to cure or actively treat the condition. It is to control pain or to alleviate other distressing symptoms to make a terminally ill … Read more
Need for Sample or Model Question and Answers for CPC or CCS exam Freshers in medical coding will be always in search of study material for medical coding certification exam. So, today I will provide you some important study guide. Below I am sharing few sample Question and Answers for Inpatient and Outpatient medical coders. … Read more
In Inpatient coding, medical coders have to see lot of patient information. I have shared all the specific reports for coding inpatient charts in my previous post, inpatient coding features and characteristics. Today I am sharing a inpatient medical coding charts, which is coded with ICD 10 codes and DRG codes. This charts will include … Read more
New or Established Patient (CPT code 99221-99223) We have separate list of CPT code for Inpatient hospital care depending on new or established patient. Also the medical coders have to select code based on the initial consultation or subsequent hospital care codes for inpatient setting. The following codes CPT code 99221, 99222, 99223 are used … Read more
Requirement of The POA Indicators POA indicators is an alpha character assigned to the principal diagnosis code and any secondary diagnosis codes reported for each inpatient admission. POA indicators are distinct from diagnosis codes and are not part of ICD 10 CM codes. Yes, they are assigned and reported to diagnosis codes, but they are … Read more
Basic of DRG code 177. 178 and 179 DRG codes are used by inpatient coders. While coding the inpatient charts ICD 10 CM codes are added in the coding software like 3M and DRG code are automatically reflected for the respective diagnosis. ICD-10 PCS codes are assigned depending on the procedures performed in the report. … Read more
Basics of DRG code 871, 872 and 870 DRG codes 871, 872 and 870 are used for coding sepsis related diagnosis. These codes fall under ground MDC 18 Infectious & Parasitic Diseases, Systemic or Unspecified Sites Septicemia or Severe Sepsis. DRG codes 871 & 872 are coded based on with or without MCC codes. And … Read more
Basics of DRG codes DRG codes are used in Inpatient coding. There are many factors which affects DRG codes and this directly affect the reimbursement. Since each DRG code has particular dollar value, any change in the DRG will lead to change in the dollar value and there will be change in the payment amount … Read more
Inpatient coding is very interesting. All medical coders can code Outpatient charts but only few coders can code Inpatient charts. Yes, the amount of reports and analysis required for inpatient coding is very high compared to the outpatient coding. Inpatient coding charts characteristics are different from outpatient facility. Below list of report needs to be … Read more
AHIMA conducts CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) exam to test the skills of professional coders in the field of inpatient and outpatient coding. This exam is very difficult to clear even for experienced medical coders. CCS certification exam can be cleared only if you are prepared 100% and know everything about this exam. To clear an … Read more