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PROFESSIONAL CODER
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL CODERS (AAPC)
LOCAL AREA BRANCHES THROUGHOUT U.S.A.
DEAR SIR/MADAME:
I LECTURE IN CANPC, CCVTC, CARDIOLOGY, AND HEMATOLOGY CODING FOR THE LOCAL ARE... [ Read More ]
What would be the appropriate CPT code to give for prior authorization regarding atrial mapping? The office note states as follows:
Premature atrial contraction: ICD-10: I49.1, ICD-9: 427.61, Type: Vi... [ Read More ]
June 14, 2018
Alex Gorsky
Chairman, Board of Directors
Johnson & Johnson Corporation
One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
New Brunswick, NJ 08933
Dear Dr. Gorsky:
As a professional with nearly ten years’ ... [ Read More ]
Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., Lic., Ph.D.
6154 Black Mallard Place
El Paso, TX 79932
678-427-6511 cell; 915-642-4269 home
[email]vinomodyjr13@gmail.com[/email]
February 2, 2018
Dear Agent:
Please allow me... [ Read More ]
Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., Lic., Ph.D.
6154 Black Mallard Place
El Paso, TX 79932
678-427-6511 cell; 915-642-4269 home
[email]vinomodyjr13@gmail.com[/email]
February 2, 2018
Dear Agent:
Please allow me... [ Read More ]
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Dear Sir:
I announce the formation of Healthcare Administrative Consulting Service for those in need of medical coding services. My CANPC trai... [ Read More ]
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Dear Sir/Madame:
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