Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition that affects the blood vessels outside the heart and brain. Also known as peripheral arterial disease or peripheral vascular disease, the condition...
What are the Changes to Prolonged Services Coding in 2023?
Prolonged services are direct (face-to-face) services provided by a physician or other qualified health professionals that require unit/floor time beyond the usual services in either the inpatient...
How to Document and Code Arterial Embolization
Vascular surgery is performed using a traditional surgical approach and a minimally invasive catheter-based endovascular approach. Arterial embolization is a minimally-invasive procedure that blocks...
ICD-10 Codes for Common Skin Disorders
There are many skin conditions and each has its own ICD-10 codes and sub-codes. Your medical coding staff needs to be vigilant when reporting those codes on claims. Dermatologists face many...
What are Top Ways to Improve the Patient Eligibility Verification Process?
Running a healthcare practice is just like running any other kind of business. As physicians provide patient-centered care for a wide variety of conditions, they also need to pay attention to their...
ICD-10 Coding for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Documentation Tips
Accurate diagnosis coding for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is essential for proper clinical documentation, data tracking, and reimbursement. Originally, ME/CFS was...
What are the Medicare Physician Payment Policies that will Impact Medical Billing in 2023?
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule released annually by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) updates the standards for physician reimbursement and policies related to health...
What is Bundling and Unbundling in Medical Coding?
Medical coding is the conversion of healthcare diagnoses, procedures, medical services, and equipment into ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes. Healthcare organizations need to use the appropriate medical...
Assigning ICD-10 Codes and Modifiers for Pain Management
A reliable pain management medical billing company in the U.S. Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is experienced in efficiently managing all aspects of the medical billing process. Our medical...