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Home Health Coding vs. Traditional Medical Coding: What Sets Them Apart

Medical coding keeps the healthcare money system going. It takes the information about what's wrong with a patient and what was done for them and turns it into codes that…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 29, 2026
Posted inSurgery Medical coding

Shoulder Arthroscopy CPT Codes: A Practical Coding Guide

Shoulder arthroscopy looks simple on paper. The surgeon makes a few small incisions, sends in a camera, and fixes what's wrong. Coding it is another story. One operative note can…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 27, 2026
Posted inMedical coding

Pediatric Coding Isn’t Adult Coding With Smaller Numbers

Anyone who's coded both adult and pediatric charts for a while knows the two aren't really the same discipline wearing different hats. Kids are a genuinely different population — their…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 25, 2026
Posted inICD 10 Medical coding

Coding Hypertensive Heart Disease: Get Relationship & Sequencing Right

If you code cardiology charts for any length of time, you already know hypertensive heart disease (HHD) shows up constantly. It develops when high blood pressure goes untreated, or just…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 24, 2026
Posted inInpatient Medical coding

Coding Lysosomal Storage Disorders: A Reference Guide for Inpatient Coders

Coding Lysosomal Storage Disorders: A Reference Guide for Inpatient Coders Lysosomal storage disorders are a group of rare, inherited metabolic conditions mainly caused by genetic mutations which disrupt normal lysosome…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 23, 2026
Posted inMedical coding

CPT Appendix S & AI in the Lab: What Pathology and Laboratory Coders Need to Watch

Artificial intelligence has already found its way into the pathology and laboratory space, and the coding rules that govern it are catching up. Recent revisions to CPT® Appendix S, paired…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 21, 2026
Posted inMedical coding

New Medicare Allergy Testing LCD: What Coders and Practices Need to Know

Practices that perform allergy testing have a hard deadline coming up. A uniform allergy diagnostic testing policy for Medicare Part B patients takes effect across 38 states starting September 27,…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 17, 2026
Posted inMedical coding

FY 2027 ICD-10-CM Updates: What Every Medical Coder Needs to Know Before October 1

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized the FY 2027 update to the ICD-10-CM code set, and coders need to update themselves in diagnosis codes before it takes…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 8, 2026
Posted inMedical coding

2027 CPT Manual: Major Surgical Code Changes

2027 CPT Manual Preview: New Surgical Implant Codes for Knee Pain, Heart Failure, Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair, and Pharyngeal Tumor Excision The 2027 CPT code set is shaping up to bring…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 7, 2026
Posted inMedical coding

Skin Replacement and Skin Substitute Coding: A Practical Guide for Coders

Grafting charts tend to intimidate coders who don't see them every day, and honestly, that's fair — the terminology alone (autograft, allograft, xenograft, tissue-cultured autograft) can make a straightforward op…
Posted by Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 3, 2026

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