Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) is a life-threatening condition where the lungs suddenly can't adequately oxygenate the blood (hypoxemia) or remove carbon dioxide (hypercarbia), leading to organ...
Arthrocentesis – Key Coding and Billing Points
Certain medical conditions, injuries, and infections can cause joint effusion or build up of intraarticular fluid. Arthrocentesis involves performing joint aspiration/injections to establish a...
Coding Trigger Point Injections as a Medical Billing Company
As an experienced medical billing company, we handle claims submission for all specialties including pain management. Just as other medical specialties, billing and coding for pain management is...
WHO releases ICD-11 – Overview and Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the much anticipated release of ICD-11 on 18 June 2018. This preview will give physicians and medical coding companies time to adjust to the new...
Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid)-Accurate Diagnosis and Medical Coding
Hypothyroidism is a condition that occurs when your body doesn't produce enough thyroid hormones. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped organ that resides at the base of your neck and releases...
Drug Allergy Documentation and Medical Coding
Different from a drug side effect or drug toxicity, a drug allergy is more likely with certain medications. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, about 5-10% of the...
How to Code for Trigger Point Injections for Pain Management
Trigger point injections (TPI) are an effective treatment modality for inactivating trigger points and providing prompt relief to pain symptoms. Commonly performed by pain management specialists,...
Reporting Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Testing
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is second biggest infectious killer of adults worldwide. In the US, more robust control programs have reduced the number of TB...
Patellar Tendonitis Documentation with Accurate ICD-10 Codes
Those interested in sports will be quite familiar with the term "Patellar tendonitis". Also referred to as "jumper's knee", it is a knee injury affecting the patella tendon. It is common in...