Medical Coding in 2025: Key Changes from CMS Every Coder Should Know

With CMS 2025 updates, Medical Coding in 2025 is becoming more complex, compliance-driven, and technology-focused than ever before. From ICD-10-CM and CPT code updates to stricter E/M documentation requirements, coders must stay ahead of these changes to ensure accurate claim submissions and maximize reimbursements. At Medical Billers and Coders (MBC), we provide medical coding and […]

You Deliver Personalized Care – We Deliver Personalized Medical Billing and Coding

Your practice is dedicated to offering personalized care to each of your patients. At MBC, we apply that same level of customization to your medical billing and coding. Each healthcare specialty has its own complex billing requirements, and every practice has distinct objectives. That’s why we don’t just handle your billing; we customize our solutions […]

Preparing Your Healthcare Organization for ICD-11 Compliance

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, staying compliant with the latest billing and coding guidelines is essential. The International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11), represents the latest global standard for coding diseases and conditions. As healthcare providers in the United States, it’s crucial to prepare your organization for ICD-11 compliance. This article will guide […]

The Role of Code Systems in Healthcare Industry

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, efficient management of medical information is vital to provide quality care and ensure accurate reimbursement. Medical coding plays a crucial role in this process, translating complex medical procedures, diagnoses, and treatments into standardized codes. This article explores the significance of code systems in healthcare and highlights the benefits healthcare […]

Tips to Avoid Unbundling Codes

What is Unbundling Codes? Unbundling codes in medical billing refers to the practice of separately billing for individual components of a medical procedure or service, rather than billing for the complete procedure or service as a single entity. This practice can result in higher payments to healthcare providers and higher costs for patients and insurers. […]

Key Strategies for Improving Medical Coding Accuracy

Medical coding is a key process of revenue cycle management. Whether you are facing a high rate of denials and not achieving best-in-class A/R outcomes or not receiving timely insurance reimbursements, the impact of low-quality coding shows very quickly on your practice collections. Medical coding not only produces clean claims but also helps identify issues […]

General Coding Guidelines for ICD-10-CM

ICD-10-CM Basics Selecting accurate diagnosis codes using ICD-10-CM is challenging due to the availability of more than 68,000 codes. In this blog, we shared general coding guidelines for ICD-10-CM, which will help you select accurate diagnosis codes. Before we proceed with coding guidelines, you’ll need access to two lists in ICD-10 CM: the Alphabetical Index […]

Stay Coding Compliant with Medical Audits

Basics of Coding Compliant with Medical Audits A coding audit is a review of a medical office’s coding practices conducted by reviewing patient medical records. Medical record audits target and evaluates procedural and diagnosis code selection as determined by physician documentation for completeness and accuracy. Medical audits cover: assessing the proper use of CPT codes; […]

Improving Medical Coding Quality

Even though medical coding plays a crucial part in revenue cycle management, it is the most neglected process of medical billing. As per the study report, documentation and medical coding are considered to be the weakest processes of the revenue cycle in 2019. Accurate medical coding will ensure the claims will get out the door […]

Diagnosis Coding Guidelines for Aftercare

Aftercare visit codes cover situations when the initial treatment of a disease has been performed and the patient requires continued care during the healing or recovery phase, or for the long-term consequences of the disease. Post-op care is different from aftercare. Post-op care falls into this category of care when the condition that precipitated the […]

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