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AAPC Review – VIDEO That was as far as the main content. For anyone that wants to stay on, Alicia is going to regale us with some of the wonderful things she learned in the AAPC 2013 Conference sessions. Let me tell you, she found some really good tips with networking from people [...]
This one is really interesting. I can see how it’s very confusing. It’s not just confusing for new coders, but it gets confusing for experienced coders, too. The verbiage, the terminology kind of overlaps, like what do I need to do? Multiple DX or Diagnosis Coding – VIDEO The question was: If a chart has [...]
So here comes a CPT question on repairs. This is from Linda. She said, “Hello. What is the correct CPT repair code for this? Is it a simple wound repair or 43870, or another code all together? What are the correct ICD-9 diagnosis codes? Also, what CPT ED level charge would you use?” CPT Repair [...]
Revenue cycle management is one of the most important aspects of the Physician Practice Manager’s (PPM) job. The cycle begins with the scheduling of an appointment and is followed up with obtaining accurate information regarding the patient’s demographics. Verification of any insurance benefits would be performed at this time to make sure all services are [...]
This slide, everyone, actually came about when I had trouble with this code 436 stroke syndrome, because if you’re not familiar with strokes it’s really easy to get confused. So, real quick, let’s go over what stroke syndrome is: a condition with sudden onset due to acute vascular lesions of the brain (hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis, [...]
I really have a thing for diabetes now. I have to deal with so much with that, that I’m particularly enjoying talking about it. The question had come in. The reason I think this question came in is because I think it was in the [Carol] Buck textbook and it’s in the AAPC textbook that [...]
My turn, we had a question come in from someone who’s using Super Coder so they’re doing some research and they came across some statements on this particular article. Let me see if I can pull that up successfully. This is SuperCoder.com, if you go to CodingCertification.Org/supercoder that will talk you to their page with [...]
Someone needs help with this procedure that they were given. This came out, and what I’m assuming when I was reading this earlier is that this is a list of what they did. A lot of times in this report, you’ll see it listed 1, 2, 3, 4. So they did a left heart catheterization, [...]
This one is for me. CPC exam and other stuff. This student says, “I’m currently studying for the CPC. Is there any advice about other stuff that is required to know like the business of medicine, OIG work plan, RVUs? I can grasp everything else, but for some reason, those sections are meant to block [...]
Otitis Media vs Allergic Reaction – this one has been trying to get answered. Alicia: Because it’s one of those simple ones and yet… I can tell you, you don’t talk about test questions. You’re not allowed to talk about test questions when you walk out. But I do recall a question about this on [...]
