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December 01, 2009

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Article  MLN Connects Newsletter

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Article  Dental Claims Requiring Use of ICD-10-CM Codes

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Article  Security Risk Assessment Tool Updated

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2025 Jan

Article  Reasons Why Your Attorney Shouldn’t Write a Refund Letter

Article  New HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules Proposed

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Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Dec

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Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-12-05

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Article  Consumer Health Plan Appeals

Article  Designation of Authorized Representative for Appeals

Article  What Medicaid Information is in Find-A-Code?

Article  Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Quality and Managed Care

Article  Managed Care Organizations (HMO, PPO, etc.)

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Oct

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Oct

Article  What are the Different Medicaid Payment Systems?

Article  What is the Medicaid Chronic Illness and Disability Payment System (CDPS)?

Article  Veterans Administration Geographically-Adjusted 80th Percentile Conversion Factors

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-10-05

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic ICD10: 2024 Q4

Update  GEMs/RMs Display Update

Update  DEA Controlled Substances codes/drugs are now in Find-A-Code!

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Sep

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-09-05

Article  About HCPCS Codes

Article  Why You Should Use HCPCS Codes

Article  Background and History of HCPCS Codes

Article  CMS Statement About HCPCS Codes

Article  Types of HCPCS Level II Codes

Article  Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

Article  DME Claim Filing Centers

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Aug

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Jul

Article  Can I Have MORE than One Fee Schedule?

Article  Relative Value Units (RVU)

Article  RBRVS Components

Article  About Fees and Fee Schedules

Article  Fee Analysis Should be Performed Regularly

Article  Financial Hardship Discount

Article  Medicare Fee Schedule Information

Article  Prompt Pay Discounts (PPD)

Article  Discounting Fees

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-08-05

Article  Telehealth Policies in the Post-Pandemic Era

Article  Usual, Customary, and Reasonable (UCR)

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic ICD10: 2024 Q3

Article  Where are UCR Fees Located in Find-A-Code?

Article  Where does Find-A-Code get UCR Data?

Article  Does the Pro Fee Calculator Include UCR Fees?

Update  CDPS and the Medicaid NCCI Edits Validator are now in Find-A-Code!

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-07-05

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Jun

Article  Why CPT Code Changes Receive Such Detailed Scrutiny

Update  Manage Locations Faster!

Article  The 3 Practical Ways in Which ICD-10 Codes Are Put to Use

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic HCPCS: 2024 Q2

Article  Key Things to Know About Free Medical Billing and Coding Courses

Article  Is a CPT Code for Prior Authorization a Good Idea?

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 May

Article  ICD-10 Codes Things Consumers Wouldn't Be Expected to Know

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-06-05

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic ICD10: 2024 Q2

Article  How to Know It's Time to Update Your Old Billing System

Article  Study: Most ICD-10 Rheumatology Codes Still Unused a Decade Later

Article  Be Wary, But not Fearful, of False Claims Act Allegations

Article  Medical Billing Codes and HIPAA: The Relationship Isn't Casual

Article  ICD-10 Influenza Diagnosis Accuracy Questioned by New Study

Article  How Do Medical Coders and Billers Fare in Terms of Compensation?

Update  HCC Age/Sex Restrictions

Article  Health Insurance Companies Need Help Stopping Phantom Billing

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-05-05

Article  Generative AI Not Up to the Medical Coding Task, Study Finds

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Apr

Article  What Are My Sources for Medical Billing Codes for Medicare?

Article  Medical Billing Codes: Widely Adopted but Not Universal

Article  How Automation Could Address the Medical Coder Shortage

Article  Coder Bias in Medical Billing: What Is It and Is It Widespread?

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-04-05

Article  Beware of 4-Week Medical Billing and Coding Courses

Article  Are You Familiar with Current Dental Terminology Codes?

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Mar

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2024-03-05

Article  Though Often Obscure, CPT Category III Codes Are Still Important

Article  Major Healthcare IT Attack Proves Nothing Is Perfect

Article  Is the New Total Time Metric Better Than the One It Replaced?

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic HCPCS: 2024 Q1

Article  How Consumer-Friendly Terms Could Help Billers and Coders

Article  CPT's Evolution: How the Code Set Is Updated and Maintained

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic ICD10: 2024 Q1

Article  Changes to Remote Patient Monitoring Billing Codes Dead, For Now

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Feb

Article  Medical Billing and the Ambulatory Surgery Center: Key Points

Article  I Prefer Online Code Lookup – Do I Still Need Printed Materials?

Article  How AI Could Help Address the Shortage of Medical Coders

Article  Information Sharing with the Feds is Risky Business

Article  Hospital Coders: Do You Prefer Inpatient or Outpatient Coding?

Article  Claims Denials Management and Its Impact on the Bottom Line

Article  Can Medical Coding Be Leveraged to Improve Patient Experience?

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2024 Jan

Article  Medical Coding and the Levels of Medical Decision-Making Table

Article  Medical Coding and Billing: What Is the Superbill?

Article  Medical Coders: Is Earning Additional Certifications Worth It?

Article  How to Make Sure Your Coding Team Is at the Top of Its Game

Article  How Medical Reception and Coding Affect Medical Billing

Article  Government Shutdown Looming as Congress Dithers

Article  How ICD-10 Combination Codes Streamline Medical Coding

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Dec

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Nov

Article  Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Medical Coder's Perspective

Article  Specialization: Your Advantage as a Medical Coding Contractor

Article  ICD-10-CM Coding of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Article  Is It Time to Let Coders and Billers Permanently Work From Home?

Article  How Often Should My Office Be Conducting Medical Coding Audits?

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic HCPCS: 2023 Q4

Article  Changes to COVID-19 Vaccines Strike Again

Article  Being the Best Coder Requires Having a Handle on the Guidelines

Article  America's Medical Coder Shortage is a Real and Serious Problem

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Nov

Article  2024 CPT Coding Updates...Are You Ready?

Article  5 Medical Coding and Billing Trends to Watch in 2024

Article  New ICD-10-CM Codes for Reporting Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction

Article  How Much Interaction Do Coders Have with Providers?

Article  What is the Link Between Medical Coding and Managing Revenue?

Article  Productivity is the Key to Holding On to Remote Work

Article  Updated ICD-10-CM Codes for Appendicitis

Article  Should I Report the Symptom or Confirmed Diagnoses for Testing?

Article  How Practice Increases Your Chances of Passing the Coding Exam

Article  How Medical Billers Can Stay at the Top of Their Game

Article  CMS Issues Final Rules for PFS, OPPS/ASCs

Article  Helpful Tips for Better Medical Coding in 2024

Article  As a Medical Coder, How Do You Manager the Dreaded Modifier 59?

Article  The Trouble with Cookies – and the Civil Liability They Can Present to Providers

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Oct

Article  COVID Vaccine Coding Changes as of November 1, 2023

Article  Reviewing the Guidelines for Reporting ICD-10-CM Aftercare Codes

Article  Medicare Adds Specialties for Behavioral Health Services

Article  Activity Related to the No Surprises Act Continues to Surprise, with No Slowdown in Sight

Article  UB-04 Revenue Codes - Obscure But Still Part of the Game

Article  Reporting Evaluation & Management (E/M) Services with Wellness or Preventive Medicine Service Encounters

Article  The 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions About CPT Codes

Article  Medical Coders and Billers Need to Know More Than Just the Codes

Article  Medicare Guidance Changes for E/M Services

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-10-05

Article  Can We Score Interpretation of an EKG Towards E/M Medical Decision Making?

Article  Knowing When to Bundle or Unbundle Can Be a Tricky Proposition

Article  Accurately Reporting Signs and Symptoms with ICD-10-CM Codes

Article  HCPCS and CPT Codes: Do You Know the Differences?

Article  Chiropractic ICD-10-CM Changes for 2024

Article  Be Careful to Avoid These 8 Critical Medical Coding Mistakes

Article  Why the ICD-10 Manual Now Includes COVID Vaccination Codes

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Aug

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Article  What Employers Look For in Medical Billing and Coding Specialists

Article  Study: Older Americans Struggling With Erroneous Medical Debt

Article  The 2024 ICD-10-CM Updates Include New Codes for Reporting Metabolic Disorders and Insulin Resistance

Article  Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, and ICD-10 Codes

Article  Timely Filing and Its Impact on Medical Coders and Billers

Article  COVID Code Consolidation, Spanish-Language Options, RSV Highlight Looming Code Changes

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-09-05

Article  Documenting and Reporting Postoperative Visits

Article  Now Is the Time to Start Preparing for the 2024 ICD-10 Changes

Article  How the Simplest Case Can Get Complicated for Medical Coders

Article  How Familiar Are You with CLIA Waived Tests and Their Codes?

Article  How Telehealth's Emergence Has Changed Medical Billing

Article  When Is a Shared Visit Not a Shared Visit?

Article  Claim Adjustment Group Codes: Medical Billing's Forgotten Codes

Resource  New AHA Coding Clinic ICD10: 2023 Q4

Article  CMS Announced the 2024 ICD-10-CM Updates Includes 395 NEW Codes

Article  How AI Could Make Medical Coding Better in the Future

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Aug

Article  5 Legit Reasons Medical Practices Outsource Coding and Billing

Article  Coding Trigger Point Injections

Article  Answers to Evaluation & Management Questions From Webinar Attendees

Article  Understanding Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and ICD-10-CM Coding

Article  Reporting Drug Wastage with Modifier JW and NEW Modifier JZ

Article  5 Reasons Medical Coding and Billing Make Excellent Careers

Article  What Chronic Care Management CPT Codes Do for Medical Billing

Article  The Basics of Medical Billing's Place of Service Codes

Article  Finding Patterns of Complexity in the Medical Decision Making (MDM) Table

Article  Should Medical Coders Be Afraid of ChatGPT Taking Their Jobs?

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-08-05

Article  Coding Critical Care Services in 2023

Article  Keeping Revenues Flowing With Efficient Medical Billing

Article  De Quervain's Tenosynovitis - Diagnosis, Treatment, and ICD-10-CM Reporting

Article  Claim Scrubbing: What It Is and How It Affects Medical Billing

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Jul

Article  Understanding Why Laboratories Are Under Scrutiny

Article  E/M Scoring Questions

Article  Top 4 Work Environments For Professional Medical Coders

Article  Seven Reasons to Standardize Medical Records

Article  The PHE Is Over - Medical Billing Now Has A New Normal

Article  Medical Coding: There's Enough To Keep You Busy All Day

Article  CMS Unveils 2024 Medicare PFS, OPPS Proposed Rules

Article  Medical Billing For Cardioversion: External vs. Internal

Article  How Do Patient Rights Affect Medical Coding And Billing?

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-07-05

Article  Advancements in Coding Hospital Observation Care Services in 2023

Article  How Are You Doing With The 2023 MPFS Updates?

Article  Medicare’s New ABN for 2023

Article  Computer-Assisted Medical Coding (CAC) vs Autonomous Medical Coding to Strike the Perfect Balance Between Automation and Human Coder Expertise

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Jun

Article  Why Net Collection Rate Is Such An Important Billing Metric

Article  Be Aware — Emergency Department Visits Under OIG Scrutiny

Article  Should You Consider Outsourcing Your Medical Billing?

Article  OIG Audit Reveals Diagnosis Reporting Problems Affecting Risk Adjustment Scoring

Article  Combination Codes Provide Greater Detail for Complicated Conditions

Article  How Much Do You Know About These 3 Common Coding Errors?

Article  UnitedHealthcare Updates Manipulation Policy

Article  How Are You Doing With The Updated CPT Codes For 2023?

Article  Identifying the Components of a High-Risk Evaluation and Management Service

Article  Don't Slow Down Claims - Understand the Medicare Secondary Payer

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-06-05

Article  Do Medical Billing Codes Adapt to Medicine or Vice-Versa?

Article  The Perils of E&M Codes and Insurance

Article  Understanding, Identifying, and Reporting Combination Codes

Article  Documenting for Suture and Staple Removal E/M Add-On Codes

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 May

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 May

Article  Are you Properly Reporting Radiology Services?

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-05-05

Article  Hernia Repair Coding in 2023

Article  What Is Medical Coding Boot Camp?

Article  Time for Spring Cleaning

Article  Medical Billing: It Usually Starts Before The Actual Appointment

Article  Social Determinants Now Play A Bigger Role In Medical Coding

Article  Imminent Telehealth Changes After the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Ends

Update  Search Result Details

Article  Is Upcoding Responsible For Higher Medical Bills In 2023?

Article  What’s Going on with the COVID Vaccines Now?

Article  CMS Schizophrenia Audits Reveal Another Side Of Medical Coding

Article  Post PHE Changes to Coverage of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Devices

Article  Billing Codes Affect Healthcare Access - It's A Head Scratcher

Article  Identifying the Admitting, Principal, Primary, and Secondary Diagnoses

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Apr

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Mar

Article  Problem Lists vs. Reality: Improving Risk Adjustment Coding Accuracy for Medicare Advantage Plans

Article  Why Learning To Read Medical Billing Codes Is A Must

Article  Reporting Modifiers 76 and 77 with Confidence

Article  Why AI Won't Make Medical Coding Careers Obsolete

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Mar

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-04-05

Update  Enhanced Medical Lab Database

Article  Who Knew That Medical Coding Required So Much Translating

Article  Five Documentation Habits Providers Can Use/Implement to Improve Evaluation & Management (E/M) Scoring

Article  Top 5 Reasons For Medical Billing Denials

Article  Second Quarter 2023 Updates are Different This Year

Article  Remote Careers: Can Medical Coding And Billing Be Done At Home?

Article  Focusing on the Diagnosis Instead of the Problems Addressed Can Impact E/M Scores

Article  Place Of Service Codes: What They Are And Why They Are Used

Article  7 Measures Developed by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to Identify Potential Telehealth Fraud

Article  Codes and Questions Linger: Q1 Coding Clinic

Article  MUEs and Bilateral Indicators

Article  Facility Outpatient E/M Coding

Article  It is True the COVID-19 PHE is Expiring

Article  HCC Re-Structuring Coming Soon!

Resource  New Decision Health Articles: 2023-03-05

Article  What is the ICD-10 Code For Dementia?

Article  New HCPCS Dental Code for 2023

Article  2023 E/M Changes — Are You Sure You are Compliant?

Article  AMA Makes Additional Changes to E/M Coding

Article  Keeping up on Split or Shared Service Changes

Article  Overview

Article  Step 1. Request for Treatment

Article  Welcome Information

Article  No Surprises Act

Article  Informed Financial Consent Policy & Estimate

Article  Cash/No Insurance

Article  Personal Injury (PI)

Article  Workers Compensation (WC)

Article  Health Insurance

Article  Step 3. Registration Process

Article  New Patient Initial Visit

Article  Established Patient Subsequent Visits

Article  Step 4. Treatment, Documentation, and Checkout

Article  Figure 1.1

Article  Top 5 Takeaways from the CMS 2023 Final Rule, MIPS, telemedicine, telehealth, proposed rule, conversion factor, E/M, evaluation and management, refunds, discarded drugs, drugs

Article  CMS Announces Changes to DME Program

Article  Why You Should Be Looking Up Medical Codes Online

Article  When a Non-Covered Service Claim Gets Paid

Article  Patient Advocacy: The Other Half of the Medical Billing Coin

Article  The Role of Risk Adjustment Models in Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Feb

Article  Medical Necessity: Where ICD-10 and CPT Codes Converge

Article  Important Things Every New Coder Should Know About ICD-10

Article  Medical Billing Apps: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy

Article  Do You Know The 4 Primary Tenets Of HIPAA Compliance?

Article  Code Sequencing Chapter 15 OB Visits

Article  New Modifier Required on all Single-Use Drugs- JZ and JW Modifiers

Article  Is the End Really Near?

Article  Will 2023 Be the Year of Outsourced Medical Billing?

Resource  New CPT Assistant Newsletter: 2023 Jan

Article  Three Things To Know When Reporting Prolonged Services in 2023

Article  Why Medical Billing Codes Are Critical To Healthcare Delivery

Article  The Curious Relationship Between CPT Codes and Actual Treatments

Article  Why Knowing Medical Terminology Makes Coding Easier

Article  Medical Bill Denials: How Much Are Clinicians Really Owed?

Article  Relative Value Units (RVUs) the Easy Way, Really?

Article  How Do Billing Codes Affect Reimbursements And Auditing

Article  Medical Billers: The First And Last Players In The Billing Game

Article  How Medical Coders Feel About Jargon Is Worth Knowing

Article  GERD: Improving the Coding, Documentation, Billing, and Reimbursement Flow

Article  CPT Code Basics: What You Need To Know

Article  Coding, MA Risk Scores, and Audits - Medical Coders Beware

Article  Certification Makes A Differe

 

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