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Pregnancy codes have increased significantly in number in ICD 10. ICD 10, having lot of differences with the old ICD 9 codes, should be used very carefully. The only thing we have to do is to avoid few common mistakes with ICD 10 codes. Medical coders know that with the implementation of ICD 10 codes, … Read more
Basics about Medical coding Professionals from healthcare background are taking medical coding as a career. To be an expert in medical coding, coders need to be certified from AAPC or AHIMA. Both AAPC and AHIMA certification have high value and one can easily get a nice job after being certified. Now, here we will just … Read more
As a vascular surgery coder, I have always have difficulty in coding interventional vascular surgery procedures. I used to code fistulogram, angioplasty, central venous catheter placement, stent placement, thrombectomy procedures performed on the vascular regions. As a coder, I was perfect in coding surgery procedures, but I was also wanted to share my knowledge. So, I am … Read more
CEUs stand for Continue Education Units. These are very important for AAPC or AHIMA Certified coders to retain their credentials. CEUs are need to be submitted every year or once in a 2 year depending on the Credentials you are carrying. I have seen many coders struggling to submit their CEUs at the end of … Read more
Yes, I am again going to share a website where you can easily get CEUs for AAPC and AHIMA. We have seen previously how we can get free CEUs by just attending webinars. Today also we are going to explore one more website where we can get more free CEUs for AAPC and AHIMA. We … Read more
Z Codes in ICD-10 In ICD-10 we will have many changes for ICD-9 codes. In new codes we will see complete change in the number or digits as well as the use of alphabets in ICD-10. As we know the amount of codes have also increased significantly in ICD-10. But, this will not be a … Read more
Dilation: one of icd 10 pcs root operations Four-root operations are used to alter the diameter or route of tubular body part, Restriction, occlusion, dilation and bypass. Tubular body parts are the hollow body parts that provide a route of passage of solids, liquids or gases. This includes cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, biliary and respiratory tracts. … Read more
In ICD 10 PCS we have around 31 icd 10 pcs root operations for coding procedure codes. Out of these we have already discussed few of them previously. Today, we try to learn when to use root operation RESECTION: one of icd 10 pcs root operations for coding ICD 10 PCS codes. Root operation defines the main objective … Read more
Drainage- One of the icd 10 pcs root operations We all know that icd 10 pcs root operations plays a vital role in choosing the correct ICD 10 PCS code for any procedure. There are many root operations, which we will come across while selecting the procedure code. However, if you know each of these … Read more
CEUs (Continue education units) are important to retain your AAPC or AHIMA credentials. All the certified medical coders have to submit an allotted number of coding CEUs before few months of their renewal date. But, many times we are not able to get the required number of CEUs earned from AAPC or AHIMA. It is … Read more