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Share Your Favorite Coding Resources

Favorite Tools and Resources

One of my favorite sites for looking up codes is

http://www.educus.com/codes

They have free ICD-9 and ICD-10, and it is easy to toggle back and forth. I teach coding and have my students use this site because it is free and easy to use.

I also like http://www.icd9data.com/ because it contains a great deal of information. It also has an icd10data.com sister site.
 
Resources for Orthopedic Coding

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For Coders primarily involved with Orthopedic Coding: ICD-10 for Orthopedic Surgery, first edition. See www.icd10orthocoder.com
Alan Pechacek, M.D.
 
NIH.gov

I find National Institute of Health an interesting website. It is loaded with information. There are many topics to assist in broadening skills. I found the site when I was a student and taking my Medical Transcription course. I have returned to the site post-graduation. They offer surgical videos that aid in understanding anatomy and procedures.
Health Topics: wellness, disorders and conditions
Drugs & Supplements: Learn about prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, herbs, and supplements
Videos & Tools: Discover tutorials, health and surgery videos, games, and quizzes
Medical Encyclopedia: Articles and images for diseases, symptoms, tests, and treatments
 
kdifrancesco said:
Dear AAPC Members,

We are currently developing a resource library on the website. This page includes links to websites that are helpful to you and your fellow coders. Please post your favorite links that you find beneficial in your job, for a possibility of them being added to the online library.

Example:
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AAPC Website - Coding Information and Products
https://www.aapc.com
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Thank you for your help,

American Academy of Professional Coders
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I am utilizing AAPC Coder
http://coder.aapc.com/aapc-code
 
2018 CPT changes

Good afternoon, My question is pertaining to the CPT changes and updates for 2018. Does anyone have some resources on finding a list of these updates prior to the books being released or at all? Thank you! Any help is greatly appreciated.
This will be my first year as a certified coder and any information out there for coding updates would be helpful.


:D Thank you! Alisia J, CPC, Medical Billing Specialist
 
Question of Medical Necessity

Coding for an Urgent Care center with multiple providers, having a hard time with one and Medical necessity for 87880 Strep test. All guidelines I have been given and researched show it must tie to the throat or fever. This one is claiming ear pain Otalgia is ok to use for a strep test. Help please!
 
FastICD10

I created a website for searching ICD-10 codes: https://fasticd10.com. I really think this is the best free search tool out there, for the following reasons:

1. It is clean, simple, and easy to use
2. It has predictive search (get results as you type)
3. It learns the codes that people choose and ranks them more highly (intelligent search)
4. It gives you the ability to copy and paste codes into your application.

Please let me know your feedback. If you like the website, please share the link with your colleagues!

I also created FastCPT.com for searching CPT codes.

Thanks!
Dr. Mahlow


kdifrancesco said:
Dear AAPC Members,

We are currently developing a resource library on the website. This page includes links to websites that are helpful to you and your fellow coders. Please post your favorite links that you find beneficial in your job, for a possibility of them being added to the online library.

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American Academy of Professional Coders
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kdifrancesco said:
Share You Favorite Coding Resources

Dear AAPC Members,

We are currently developing a resource library on the website. This page includes links to websites that are helpful to you and your fellow coders. Please post your favorite links that you find beneficial in your job, for a possibility of them being added to the online library.

Example:
-----------------------------------------------------------
AAPC Website - Coding Information and Products
https://www.aapc.com
-----------------------------------------------------------

Thank you for your help,

American Academy of Professional Coders
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Surgical Global calculator. Very simple. Put in the surgery date and then the CPT and calculate. The site will tell you how long the global time is and when it ends for the CPT entered.
 
kdifrancesco said:
Share You Favorite Coding Resources

Dear AAPC Members,

We are currently developing a resource library on the website. This page includes links to websites that are helpful to you and your fellow coders. Please post your favorite links that you find beneficial in your job, for a possibility of them being added to the online library.

Example:
-----------------------------------------------------------
AAPC Website - Coding Information and Products
https://www.aapc.com
-----------------------------------------------------------

Thank you for your help,

American Academy of Professional Coders
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For anatomy (the knowledge of which is essential to coding), I purchased a subscription to Ken Hub. I find it to be one of the best anatomy resources I've ever seen. There's also an accompanying anatomy book that can be purchased. I think Ken Hub may eventually be adding a Physiology section to their website as they are hiring content creators with knowledge in physiology.
 
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