Pain Management Reporting in ICD-10-CM September 30, 2021
We’ll go over how pain is classified in ICD-10, as well as the guidelines for sequencing the pain codes, in this article.
We’ll go over how pain is classified in ICD-10, as well as the guidelines for sequencing the pain codes, in this article.
We created a list of medical codes for Coronavirus immunization and treatment while the COVID-19 vaccines were in use.
Change is inevitable in healthcare. Providers are seeking ways to streamline medical billing and coding. Therefore, advanced technology is vital to achieving optimum efficiency in coding and billing processes.
Let’s get one thing straight: medical billing and coding aren’t always glamorous work. It may seem impossible to maintain the same level of patient care while dealing with late claims and billing, with thousands of ever-changing medical codes and limited time and resources to follow up on tough collections.
If you’ve been following medical billing and coding news recently, you’re aware that some significant changes are on the way in the new year. And they’re big ones that will affect how your practice is compensated.
We’ve put together a list of the most common billing and revenue-cycle issues.
While some doctors swear by their outsourced billing service and would never consider bringing this costly and time-consuming function back in-house, others believe that using a medical billing company would deprive them of crucial cash flow control and place critical processes in the hands of strangers. Regardless of where you fall on the spectrum, a billing specialist (internal or external) must be in charge of your whole patient-to-pay revenue cycle.
Have you ever kept track of the percentage of claims that are paid on the first try? To be successful with the medical billing process, claims must be watched and amended, the reasons for denials must be correctly identified, and necessary action must be performed before beginning. Here’s all you need to know about medical billing claim filing and how to get a clean bill.
As more dentists move into procedures to aid sleep, questions about how to bill oral appliances to medical insurance are becoming more prevalent. Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have no specific dental codes, and it’s almost unheard of for dental plans to pay for these products. Read for some effective tips for dental practices in billing medical insurance.
Sleep medicine is a growing field that is very daunting to coders and physicians as it’s a subspecialty of neurology. In this article will outline effective coding habits for sleep medicine practices to ensure the best reimbursement possible while providing accurate documentation in patient records.