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Master Neoplasm Coding to Better Track Cancer Data

By Alicia Scott, CPC, CRC, CPC-I

In Coding

Feb 5th, 2019

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Know the lingo, sequencing, and progression to capture the correct condition codes. Diagnostic coding for neoplasms — especially malignant neoplasms — affects not only provider payment, but (more significantly) patient outcomes and healthcare priorit...

An Outpatient Coder’s Basic Crash Course in ICD-10-PCS

By Alicia Scott, CPC, CRC, CPC-I

In Coding

Dec 17th, 2018

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This open and expandable procedural code set is nothing to be intimidated by. When outpatient coders talk about ICD-10, they typically mean the ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) code set. But there’s another ICD-10 code set: ICD-10-PCS. If you’re unfamiliar, her...

Author "Alicia Scott, CPC, CRC, CPC-I"

Master Neoplasm Coding to Better Track Cancer Data

An Outpatient Coder’s Basic Crash Course in ICD-10-PCS

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