Narcolepsy is defined as a chronic neurological disorder that causes persistent sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and cataplexy. Sudden episodes of deep sleep can occur often even at...
Overcoming Key Challenges in Dental Billing and Coding
In today’s healthcare environment, dental practices face various billing and coding challenges. CDT codes are subject to frequent changes which are not always easy to understand. Billing dental...
ICD-10 Coding for Common Age-related Cognitive Disorders
The aging population in the U.S. is growing rapidly. The number of people aged 65 and above was 40.2 million in 2010 and is expected to double by 2050. As the population of older adults in the...
Three Common Diabetes-related Eye Diseases & Their ICD-10 Codes
Diabetes is a complex metabolic disease that affects the body’s ability to produce or use insulin effectively to control blood sugar (glucose) levels. Sugar levels build up in your blood if you...
Six Common Diabetes-related Skin Disorders & Their ICD-10 Codes
Diabetes is considered a fast-growing, chronic disease affecting millions of people across the globe. People with diabetes have high blood sugar levels, due to a lack of insulin or insulin not...
ICD-10 Codes to Improve Care for Human Trafficking Patients
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking is a serious global problem and criminal act, and the United States is no exception. Reports indicate that hundreds of thousands of...
16 Interesting ICD-10 Codes for Holiday Mishaps
The holiday season is generally regarded as one of the happiest times of the year. It is the time to celebrate with family and friends, decorate, bake, and indulge. However, it is also the time for...
12 ICD-10 Codes to Report Common Winter-Related Accidents and Conditions
Winter is here and you need to be extra careful with your health as heavy snow, ice, strong winds and freezing rain are expected. While this is the holiday season, there is also the possibility of...
Four Common Winter Ailments and Their ICD-10 Codes
According to recent reports, severe blasts of potentially record cold are expected during across the central, eastern and southern U.S in the days before Thanksgiving, giving millions of people an...