Medical Coding

Thanksgiving is a time for a celebration, a time when the entire family comes together and feasts. This is also a time for a lot of mishaps that could happen at different places. These could make way to your clinic and the subsequent step would be an ICD-10 diagnosis. Following are some of the ICD-10 […]

It is often that we receive inquiries related to guest blogging for MedicalBillersandCoders.com. Hence, we felt considered writing on this topic as we would certainly appreciate an engaging guest post! Besides, it’s always refreshing to have some new perspectives. If you’re interested in submitting a guest post for us, please read on and we’ll let […]

Time for Pumpkin carving! With ICD-10 having firmly laid it’s feet in the US healthcare and Halloween being just around the corner, this is a good time to go through some scary and strange codes that could well represent Halloween characters. So far there ICD-10 has not been the scary event as it was anticipated. […]

As the date has finally come and gone, we were wondering if there would be a lot of action on October 1. By the 30th most of the practices must have submitted the pending claims and Thursday would see a fresh day. Although there are some practices that would have started assigning ICD-10 codes, it […]

Most of the healthcare facilities must now be all prepared to use the ICD-10 codes on Oct. 1, 2015. The new coding set, ICD-10, consists of 68,000 codes which show a dramatic increase from the 13,000 codes in ICD-9. There are still a number of providers that are unsure of how their business will turn […]

Come fall, ICD-10 will be here and to stay. With just a little more than a week from the transition, healthcare in US will be bustling with preparations for the big change. By now, providers, hospitals etc will be prepared for the implementation. Have you verified the impact of ICD-10 on your revenue and the […]

Coding professionals play a key role in the medical billing process. Every time a patient comes in to get them treated, the provider must document the services provided. The coder then abstracts the information from the documentation, assigns appropriate codes to them and then finally creates the claim which is to be paid. It could […]

Yes! It is finally here! Although there is little time left, it would be wise to make full use of whatever time that is remaining. By now all healthcare organizations must be through with the preparations and confident to roll out although with some amount of apprehension, and you’re not alone. Take it one at […]

The coming of the ICD-10 coding systems has so far received both positive and negative reactions and responses from physicians and other healthcare systems. The ICD-10 transition from ICD-9 codes is known to be causing much anguish among physicians especially as they fear it will bring down their reimbursements, given the various healthcare reforms that […]

  According to a salary survey conducted by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), medical coders experienced 8.4% average increase in their salaries in 2014. The survey also stated that the salaries of certified medical coders in the US have increased to an average of $50,775 annually. Alex PeterA Medical Coding Subject Matter Expert with over […]