We have stepped into the new year with a bang alright, but we also have lots of challenges coming our way. One, would be mastering all the 2010 ICD-code changes affecting your specialty.

2010 ICD-9 code changes make life easier for you in a lot many ways. With ICD-9 2010, you’ll have...

We can heave a sigh of relief because when we compare the coding changes in 2010 with that of recent years, it’s a record low. But notwithstanding this, urogynecology coding is not spared the CPT onslaught; CPT 2010 brings with it a lot of changes for urodynamics coding.

So it’s bette...

If you want to enter a medical coding career, you’ll do well to know that it has great potential. But then you cannot become a medical coder overnight.

You have to constantly keep pace with medical coding updates if you are to make a mark in your career. As ...

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2010, which goes into effect on January 1, includes several changes of interest to cardiology coders. So as a cardiology coder, you have to stay alert and informed about the new 2010 C...

As per the 2010 fee schedule, for Medicare patients you’ll be skipping the 99241-99255 (consultations) section of CPT. In the new year, you will report an appropriate non-consult E/M code for Medicare patients even if the visit meets CPT’s consult requirements.

According to the Medica...

We all know by now that effective October 1, 2009, services require more specificity.

ICD-9 2010 brings a huge expansion in thrombosis and embolism coding options. Therefore, you need a keen eye to spot precise anatomic locations and to determine whether a problem is chronic or acute...

With effect from January 1, 2010 you should use 2010 CPT codes because if you report inactive codes, chances are you may invite denials.

So if you are struggling over whether to report myocardial perfusion i...

You are a pain management coder and you are facing new CPT codes for posterior intrafacet implants, paravertebral facet joint injections, and sacroplasty. But as you gear up to implement these changes, don’t overlook changes to HCPCS codes for bolulinim toxin injections ...

The last six months have seen a lot of action in the health care sector - be it healthcare reform, proposed Medicare cuts, the Red Flag Rule, and the like. But the topic that’s of utmost concern for all has been Medicare’s decision to do away with consultation codes as this may have a great impac...

Evaluation and management coding is the process by which physician-patient encounters are translated into five digit CPT codes in order to facilitate billing. There are different types of evaluation and management codes for different types of encounters such as office vi...