by Advize Admin | Dec 9, 2016 | Coding, Healthcare
Billing and documentation guidelines are not the same in all 50 states. A statement such as, “I saw and evaluated the patient. I agree with the resident’s documentation,” may be acceptable in some states, but in other states, the Medicare Administrative Contractor...
by Advize Admin | Dec 30, 2015 | Coding
New Year, New CPT Codes! CPT’s New Year’s Resolution isn’t to trim the fat, in fact, it’s expanding! New codes are being added for a variety of services as a result of data collected by the AMA. These new CPT changes are conducive to bundling...
by Advize Admin | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Test your medical terminology knowledge! Can you match up the appropriate numbers from 1-10 that correspond to each of the medical terms? Visual exam of the urinary bladder Deficiency of red blood cells Pain in joint Inflammation of the small intestine Benign tumor of...
by Advize Admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Coding
Reasons (other than disease) for Services Chapter 18 Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) Patients often present with signs or symptoms that may point to several “working” diagnoses. These conditions are the...
by Advize Admin | Oct 29, 2015 | YouBeTheCoder
Can you identify what these medical abbreviations stand for? DOE ICP LBW NST PUD PWB AFB LUE NVD PAT Answers: Dypsnea on Exertion Intra Cranial Pressure Low Birth Weight Non Stress Test Peptic Ulcer Disease Partial Weight Bearing Acid Fast Bacilli Left Upper...
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