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I am a coder in training, and I have been having a hard time wrapping my head around the F-codes. I am struggling a lot with F10-F19, specifically when to use F1_.10 (___ abuse/dependence/... [ Read More ]
Kimberly A. Newton, CPC
11572 SW Toulouse Street
Wilsonville, OR, 97070
(561) 543-5222
[email]kimmynewt74@gmail.com[/email]
Objective
To work in a healthcare environment that will provide me with the ... [ Read More ]
Kimberly A. Newton, CPC
11572 SW Toulouse Street
Wilsonville, OR, 97070
(561) 543-5222
[email]kimmynewt74@gmail.com[/email]
Objective
To work in a healthcare environment that will provide me with the ... [ Read More ]
Can someone shed light on what this means? In the diagnosis book there are notationsin highlighted blue that say, for example: E87, CC EXCL: For CC codes in category E87: PDX collection 543. Does ... [ Read More ]
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140 Fanning Five RD 803-290-7142
Orangeburg SC 29115 [email]fanningfive@aol.com[/email]
Tanya Fanning CPC, CCA
OBJECTIVE:
I have several years experience in Acute Care Medical Coding/Billing.... [ Read More ]
ok so i find wedge resection for everything but cecal.
I need help coding
Laparoscopic appendectomy with cecal wedge resection.
dx is 543.9
a small wedge of cecum below base of the appendix was... [ Read More ]
ok so i find wedge resection for everything but cecal.
I need help coding
Laparoscopic appendectomy with cecalo wedge resection.
dx is 543.9
a small wedge of cecum below base of the appendix wa... [ Read More ]
[b]44970/543.9[/b]
Since Dr. added a 3rd trocar, I would use 44970 and 543.9 because both surgeons believed it was diseased eventhough the path report later confirmed otherwise. :)... [ Read More ]
Reggie Tep
13073 Monroe St. APT 8
Garden Grove, CA 92844
1 (714) 262-3829
[email]rtep27@gmail.com[/email]
Objective:
My goal is to gain experience and start out in a medical office or related setting... [ Read More ]
AAPC member Rosa Yanez CPC CRC CGIC CGSC has been a medical coder for 15 years and has worked for Humana as a senior Medicare risk adjustment educator for more than two years. Risk adjustment educatio... [ Read More ]
Understanding the rules surrounding interrupted stays in IPFs and IRFs is as easy as 123. When an interrupted stay occurs in an inpatient psychiatric facility IPF or inpatient rehab facility IRF a com... [ Read More ]
Using the right workload system leads to employee success. In any healthcare workplace employee accountability and engagement are paramount to patient and provider satisfaction as well as monetary liv... [ Read More ]
Embrace DEI data in applied behavior analysis and improve patient care for all. In the realm of healthcare the field of applied behavior analysis ABA has long been committed to understanding and impro... [ Read More ]
Know the rules for compliance before engaging in telehealth services. One of the things we love most about the internet is its unregulated nature. We post and share whatever we want achieving unpreced... [ Read More ]