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Medical coding
How a visit becomes codes a payer will pay: what CPT, ICD-10-CM and HCPCS codes are, how the code for a diagnosis is chosen, and how coding differs from billing. The guides use real codes, so you can check them against your own claims, and say where a coding problem usually shows up first: as a denial, a downcode or a request for records.
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Medical Billing vs Medical Coding: What’s the Difference?
Medical coding turns a visit into codes; medical billing turns those codes into a claim and follows it until it's paid. How the two differ, how each one fails, and how to tell whether a denial is a coding problem or a billing problem.
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What Is Medical Coding? A Guide for Healthcare Providers
Medical coding turns what a provider documented into the codes a payer reads: ICD-10-CM for why the patient was seen, CPT and HCPCS for what was done. How it works, the three code sets, the mistakes that cause denials and what to check in your own practice.
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ICD-10 Codes for Skin Tags: L91.8, K64.4 and Removal Coding
Skin tags are coded L91.8 wherever they are on the body, inflamed or not; anal tags are K64.4. The billable codes, the codes that are misused or not billable, the CPT codes for removal, and what a payer needs to see before it pays for a removal.
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Anemia ICD-10 Codes
There is no single ICD-10 code for anemia: anemia codes run from D50 to D64, and the right one depends on the type and cause the provider documents. The common codes, how to sequence anemia in kidney disease and cancer, and the coding mistakes that get claims denied.
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Understanding ICD-10 Code R42 for Dizziness and Giddiness
R42 is the ICD-10-CM code for dizziness and giddiness. Use it when dizziness is the reason for the visit and no cause has been confirmed, and replace it once the provider documents a diagnosis. Here is what it covers, what it excludes and the mistakes that get it denied.
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What Is a CPT Code? How CPT Billing Codes Work
A CPT code is the five-character code, published by the AMA, that tells a payer what service a provider performed. What CPT stands for, the three categories, how a code sits on a claim line, and the CPT mistakes that get claims denied.
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