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Diabetes Coding tips for Pregnancy for Medical coders

Superb Diabetes ICD 10 Coding tips for Pregnancy Chapter

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic disease in old age. In medical coding, the diagnosis coding for normal women and pregnant women has separate coding guidelines. This…

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Clinical Examples for CPT code 86328 & 86769

Clinical Example (86328) A 67-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of malaise, a nonproductive cough, and low-grade…

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Surgery

Common Coding Errors in Surgery Facility

Being a surgery coder, I have almost coded most of the procedure codes in the surgery facility. To be frank, I have made lot of coding errors in surgery. Mistakes…

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Model Practice Questions for CPC or CCS exam for Medical coders

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Model Questions & answers for CPC or CCS exam

Which code(s) describe(s) selective catheterization, imaging, and infusion of verapamil over 20 minutes in the right ICA distribution, followed by a similar infusion in the left ICA distribution? 61645 61650…

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Radiology

Don’t know about CPT code 79101 and 79005: Read this

Basics of CPT code 79101 and 79005 There are many radiology procedure codes in CPT codebook. But, it is really difficult to understand the procedure performed behind the CPT code.…

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Sample Coded report of URETEROSCOPY CPT code

Pre-op Diagnosis: Renal stones, Recurrent UTI, solitary Left Kidney Post-op Diagnosis: Same, Bladder lesion overlying bladder neck and LEFT Ureteral orfice Proc. Description(s) & CPT Code(s): LEFT URETEROSCOPIC LITHO, STONE EXTRACTION: BLADDER BIOPSY;…

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When to use Lab code 83880 Natriuretic Peptide Testing

Introduction of CPT code 83880 B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac neurohormone produced mainly in the left ventricle. It is secreted in response to ventricular volume expansion and pressure overload,…

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Sample Coded report for Rotator Cuff repair CPT code

PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Right shoulder rotator cuff tear. Right shoulder SLAP tear. Right shoulder impingement. Right shoulder AC DJD. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Right shoulder rotator cuff tear. Right shoulder SLAP tear. Right shoulder impingement. Right shoulder AC DJD. Right shoulder biceps…

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Radiology

Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) CPT code for all payers

Aorta is one of the main organs of abdominal region. It is the main artery from where all the small arteries arise. Arteries arising from the Aorta form Vascular Families.…

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Sample Coded report Humerus Fracture CPT code

Pre-op Diagnosis: Closed fracture of distal left humerus Post-op Diagnosis: Same as Pre-op Procedure(s): Left - OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION DISTAL HUMERUS VIA OLECRANON OSTEOTOMY- Wound Class: Clean Proc. Description(s) & CPT Code(s): OPEN REDUCTION…

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