It Takes Practice to Upgrade Your Coding Let’s put this all together in practice. You have seen the patient, gathering information along the way, and have come up with a written diagnosis. Now you are going to put all of that information to work to find the most accurate ICD-10 code. We are going to…

Your Map to ICD-10 Coding The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) is a set of codes used to describe patients’ conditions and diagnoses. Coding a diagnosis is not only important in the process of communicating what is being treated to third-party payers, but is also directly related to potential imposed requests for records…

Let’s Talk about Documenting Your Diagnosis Codes Most of us were ready to take a break from Diagnosis coding after we implemented ICD-10 several years ago. The rules were in place, and it was simple, right? Not really. These codes are updated every year and many providers are still relying on low level diagnosis codes…

Time is of the Essence In 2020, the decision was made to alter the way office visit coding was calculated. The changes became effective on January 1, 2021. This module provides a closer look at the option to select your E/M code according to total time spent rather than using Medical Decision Making (MDM) to…

Expand Your Knowledge of (MDM) In 2020, the decision was made to alter the way office visit coding was calculated and the changes became effective on January 1, 2021. This module provides an overview of the coding process using MDM to arrive at your code. A keen understanding of specific definitions and of using the…

Did E/M Coding Just Get Easier? In 2020, the decision was made to alter the way coding for an evaluation and management service office visit was calculated. The changes became effective on January 1, 2021. This module provides an overview of the most significant changes to this code set since 1997. Together with the other…