An estimated 54 million Americans are affected by some form of mental disorder in a given year, according to Mental Health America. Psychiatric collaborative care management (CoCM) is a proven strategy for treating mood disorders. In 2018, medical coding outsourcing...
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How to Document Ovarian Cancer Using ICD-10 and CPT Medical Codes
Ovarian cancer, considered as the tenth most common cancer among women in the United States, refers to any cancerous growth that appears in the ovary (reproductive glands). It occurs when abnormal cells in the ovary begin to multiply out of control and form a tumor....
Reporting Knee Orthoses – CPT Codes and Documentation Essentials
Knee orthoses or braces are an important element in pain management billing. They are a part of a treatment protocol that may include surgery, drugs and physical therapy. Physicians prescribe several types of knee orthoses (sleeve, patello-femoral, hinged or...
Reporting Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in 2018
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) or upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is an important element in gastroenterology medical billing. EGD is a procedure that involves the introducing a small, flexible endoscope (through the mouth or with smaller endoscopes, through the...
Gastrostomy Tube Placement – 2018 ICD-10 and CPT Codes
Enteral feeding or tube feeding is used for patients who have a functioning gastrointestinal tract but are unable to take any food or sufficient food orally. Clinicians frequently rely on enteral nutritional support in the management of neurological disorders...
Coding Personal Injuries and Accidents in ICD-10
Injuries are coded from Chapter 19 of ICD-10 titled "Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes” (codes S00-T88). These codes make up over 50% of all ICD-10 codes. While section S provides codes for the various types of injuries related to...
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2018 CPT Coding Changes for Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aorta and/or Iliac Arteries
The use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to treat ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms has increased over the past decade. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is condition that describes a bulging, weak spot in the abdominal aorta. Rupture of the bulge is a...
Learn about EHR Medical Coding and Challenges Involved
Learn the 2018 ICD-10 Codes for Foodborne Illnesses
Bacterial gastroenteritis is a diagnosis that medical billing outsourcing companies frequently see. Gastroenteritis causes the stomach and intestines to become irritated and inflamed. While many gastrointestinal infections are caused by viruses, bacterial infections...