You Be The Coder: November

by | 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...

You Be The Coder: October

by | 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...

You Be The Coder: September

by | Sep 4, 2015 | YouBeTheCoder

How many physical examination elements can you extract from this documentation? VS: 124/80, Pulse: 74, Weight: 174 pounds CTA A&Ox3 No CCE Answer below:   Answer: Six Constitutional – Vital Signs Respiratory – Clear to Auscultation (CTA) Psych – Alert and...

You Be The Coder: August

by | Aug 25, 2015 | YouBeTheCoder

What would the correct CPT code assignment be for this scenario? A male patient, 54 years of age, comes in on May 3, 2014 for a scheduled transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The patient had an initial TURP back in August 2012 but is still experiencing...

You Be the Coder: July

by | Jul 31, 2015 | YouBeTheCoder

Test your knowledge The Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN)  A 67 year old Medicare patient comes into the office for a cosmetic skin procedure. The following day the billing office staff checked and found the reason for service was not medically...