I remember when I was first starting out in medical coding. It was just completely overwhelming just trying to learn everything. It was like learning a new language. At one point, I came across a blog post where a coder said that they tabbed their ICD-10-CM book (this was before social media got as big… Continue reading 3 Benefits of tabbing the ICD-10-CM book
Author: Lindsay Della Vella
Lindsay Della Vella, CPC, COC, Approved Instructor is the founder and owner of Midnight Medical Coding, LLC. Our mission is to provide high quality, affordable educational materials to medical coders and students entering the field.
Medical Coding Study Group
There is still time to sign up for October's Medical Coding Study Group! We meet through Zoom and go over ICD-10-CM questions together as a group. There's true/false questions on the guidelines and fill in the blank coding questions (so you have to navigate through the book and find the correct code). There are no… Continue reading Medical Coding Study Group
CPC Exam Tip
I just wanted to share this quick tutorial I posted the other day with you guys. It shows how to highlight the guidelines in the ICD-10-CM book. Did you highlight your book? Watch the video below! There are so many different guidelines in the ICD-10-CM book. But the good thing is, you don't have to… Continue reading CPC Exam Tip
How to find the ICD-10-CM code for: spider bite of the left upper arm
I just wanted to share this quick tutorial I posted the other day with you guys. It shows how to find the ICD-10-CM code for a spider bite of the left upper arm. Do you know how to code this? Watch the video below! Were you able to code this? In this example you have… Continue reading How to find the ICD-10-CM code for: spider bite of the left upper arm
Find the ICD-10-CM Code For: Hypertension with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease
I just wanted to share this quick tutorial I posted the other day with you guys. It shows how to find the ICD-10-CM code for hypertension with stage 5 chronic disease. Sounds pretty straightforward at first. But is it? Do you know the ICD-10-CM guidelines for coding this? Watch the video below! Were you… Continue reading Find the ICD-10-CM Code For: Hypertension with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease
Find the ICD-10-CM code for: stress fracture of the left ankle
I'm not sure if you guys know this--but I post free medical coding tutorials on TikTok and Youtube. When I first started posting, my kids thought it was really funny. They were like "Mom why are you on Tiktok. You're old to be on there." LOL! It's ok that my kids think that. It hasn't stopped me… Continue reading Find the ICD-10-CM code for: stress fracture of the left ankle
The Career Catapult Community
The Career Catapult Community is an online community on my website where I post coding tutorials, practice coding questions and other info related to medical coding. It's also a place for you to ask coding questions and network with other coders and students. To see what the community looks like watch the video below. I… Continue reading The Career Catapult Community
Find the ICD-10-CM Code For: Twin Pregnancy
Today we're going to find the code for twin pregnancy in the ICD-10 book. Don't want to watch the video? Here are the steps: The first thing you do is go to P in the index. Find the word pregnancy and then underneath that read down the page till you find the word twin. Then… Continue reading Find the ICD-10-CM Code For: Twin Pregnancy
Practice CPT Coding Question
Here is a practice CPT coding question. It takes time to learn medical coding--so the more you practice the better you get 🙂 See if you can code this practice question. When you are finished--GO HERE to see the answer. You will need your CPT book to answer this question. Other… Continue reading Practice CPT Coding Question
Medical Coding Study Group
There are still seats left in the July Medical Coding Study Group sessions! Each session focuses on ICD-10-CM coding questions that are true/false and fill in the blank. Each session is 90 minutes and we meet through Zoom. These are for you if: You are currently enrolled in a medical coding course and would like… Continue reading Medical Coding Study Group