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BGood Morning All, I am an experienced coder with experience in teaching and trauma hospitals coding inpatient/outpatient surgeries, hospital rounds and consults, as well as office visits and procedures and those performed at ASC. My experience...
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TIn the knee example, even if they said it was moderate COPA, with conservative (unless Rx) and no workup, they're still not making it to a 4. I might not continue to go on about the COPA issue if agreement is just not going to happen. If it is...
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TTThivierge replied to the thread Procrit/Retacrit and Iron.Mbanerjee You are not missing anything sometimes payers refuse to pay same day OR the medications are the same but differ names OR these meds could contrast in human body OR certain illness cannot tolerate the medications. That is what makes...
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TTThivierge replied to the thread INCD-10 Excludes 1 Notes.Tammy Think of Excludes 1 Rule as redundancy...its repeating similiar diseases. I hope that helps you Lady T
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TTThivierge replied to the thread MEAT criteria and which encounters to use it in?.Tharville.....the classic MEAT framework (Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, Treat) is standard for inpatient and outpatient clinical evaluation. TAMPER is for risk adjustment or HCC coding. This helps validate a diagnosis, a medical coder asks, "Did the...
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TTThivierge replied to the thread Anaphylactic reaction to peanuts.Tfrick, If documented in medical record I d add it the extra dx codes. Also add date and where it happened at home, restaurant, picnic if told in the medical documentation/record.If you do not may come back as insurance denial. Lady T
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LLisaAlonso23 replied to the thread 64450.I agree with 64408.
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LSuperior Laryngeal nerve block is 64408 as a branch of the vagus nerve
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Ttamstrnd posted the thread Orthostatic dysregulation code and name in Medical Coding General Discussion.I need some help from fellow coders! What is another name for orthostatic dysregulation? Is it orthostatic intolerance - G90.A? Please let me know. Greatly appreciate your help! Tammy
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Jj.elliott.95@gmail.com replied to the thread Searching for a job CPC-A.Hi, friend, I am in the same boat, unfortunately. I have been certified (CPC-A) since december 2025 and still am having no luck. I'm wishing you the best
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LI have already reviewed Noridian (our MAC), CMS and all the other sources I can find about TCMs and specifically the interactive contact component. Our interpretation of the guidance is that an MA would not be able to perform all of the...
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Kkerlyborjas@gmail.com posted the thread Certified CPC in Houston, TX — Open to Coding & Healthcare Opportunities in Resume Postings.Hello, I am a certified CPC, and I live in Houston, Texas. I am looking for my first medical coding role after removing my "A" through AAPC Practicode. I have a strong background working from home as a Medical Interpreter, where I handled 80-100...
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Jjodielonkoski replied to the thread INCD-10 Excludes 1 Notes.just to add, while k92.0 and k92.1 dont have an excludes for k57, they are on the CC/MCC exclusion list which is why 3m says that!
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MHi, I have just joined an Oncology practice and they were told that they cannot bill for Retacrit and Iron on the same day. The HCPCS codes are Q5106 and J1756. I could not find any NCCI edits on the CMS website or on Codify. So, just wondering...
