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Coding guide for CPT codes of Individual and Family Psychotherapy Services

CPT Code 90832, 90833, 90834, 90836, 90837, 90838; Coding guide

Basics of CPT Code 90832, 90833, 90834, 90836, 90837, 90838 Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties. Psychotherapy can…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC May 14, 2023

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Mastering CPT Code 97116: Tips and Tricks for Accurate Billing

Basics of CPT code 97116 The provider instructs the patient in the proper ways of practicing various exercises, including climbing stairs, focusing on one or more areas, that assist them…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC May 9, 2023

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Unlocking the Secrets of 90686 CPT Code: A Majestic Guide for Coders

Basics of 90686 CPT code The provider administers into a muscle of a patient, a preservative–free, four–strain influenza virus vaccine, in a 0.5 mL dose to provide immunity to four…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC May 9, 2023

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From Confusion to Clarity: Demystifying the 97140 CPT Code for Coders

Basics of 97140 CPT code Manual therapy is a form of physical therapy which uses the controlled movement and pressure of hands to treat various disorders of soft tissues and…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC May 8, 2023

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Abdominal hysterectomy CPT code list

HYST -- Abdominal hysterectomy - Abdominal hysterectomy; includes that by laparoscope Procedure Code Category CPT Codes Code Description CPT code 58150 Total abdominal hysterectomy (corpus and cervix), with or without…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC May 4, 2023

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Status Indicators used with CPT code in Medical Coding

List of Status Indicators A = Active code. Medicare pays these codes separately under the physician fee schedule (PFS), if covered. Codes with this status include RVUs and payment amounts.…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC May 1, 2023

ICD 10 Medical coding

Perfect Coding tips for “Code first” note with Manifestation codes

ICD 10 coding guidelines has many different instructional notes which help us to follow general coding guidelines. For example, the Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 notes which are newly introduced…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC April 30, 2023

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CPT code 99497, 99498, 1123F & 1124F Coding Tips

Basics for CPT code 99497, 99498, 1123F & 1124F Advance care planning (ACP) involves learning about and considering the types of decisions that will need to be made at the…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC April 26, 2023

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HCC Coding Audits: : Why Every Healthcare Organization Needs Them

The risk adjustment phase-in for Medicare Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) was completed in 2007. Medicare Advantage was created in 1997. Chronic and cumulative "hierarchical condition categories" (HCCs) form the risk…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC April 21, 2023

Medical coding

Top 5 mistakes to avoid to find the RIGHT CPT code

Medical coding has different facilities. To be perfect in all facilities is quite difficult. Their will be multiple coders, who can code outpatient charts but very few will be perfect…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC April 12, 2023