Cerebrovascular disease is a medical condition that occurs due to the permanent or temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...
Get Familiar with Facet Joint Intervention Codes
The facet joints connect the vertebrae of the lower back spine that hold the vertebral column together and provide support. Facet joint disorders such as spinal osteoarthritis, facet joint...
Manual Therapy Techniques – How to Bill for Medicare/Major Medical Insurances
Manual therapy is an effective option that is widely used by physical therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths to treat pain and musculoskeletal disorders. As therapists work to...
Pain Management CPT Code Updates and Guidelines 2022
Chronic pain management is as much a challenge for physicians as it is for patients. Physicians utilize multiple modalities such as interventional procedures and noninvasive techniques to treat pain...
BC Advantage Magazine Features OSI’s Articles in March-April 2022 Issue
Our medical billing and coding company is glad to announce that our articles “March is National Kidney Month: Know How the Kidneys Support Your Health” by Amber Darst and “Top Strategies to...
Coding Skin Disorders Using ICD-10 Medical Codes
Dermatologists treat a wide variety of skin complex conditions. There are many challenges associated with reporting diagnoses such as the specificity and granularity of ICD-10 codes. Relying on a...
Importance of CPT Modifier 58 in Medical Billing
Modifiers are an important element in medical billing. A modifier offers physicians a way to report or indicate that a service or procedure has been performed and altered by some specific...
ICD-10 Codes to Report Dermatitis and Eczema [Infographic]
Eczema or atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin condition that causes red, itchy and inflamed patches on the skin, and is more common among children. Key factors that make eczema worse include...
Medical Coding of Stroke and Stroke Risk Factors
Health practitioners have to give urgent medical attention if a patient arrives at the hospital with a suspected stroke. The patient has to undergo a number of tests to confirm the diagnosis and...