Medical Coding Study Group 3/11/23The next medical coding study group is coming up soon and is now available for sign up! This meeting will focus on the Radiology section of the CPT book. There is A LOT of information here, so my goal will be to break everything down and do an overview of this… Continue reading Medical Coding Study Group 3/11/23
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Medical Coding Study Group
Medical Coding Study Group Recently, much to my kids embarrassment, I've been posting videos on TikTok. But I'm not talking about dancing videos or anything like that. I've been posting medical coding videos. Just short videos of me explaining how to find or code or giving advice about the CPC exam. I started a few months… Continue reading Medical Coding Study Group
What Happens if a Medical Coder Makes a Mistake?
What Happens if a Medical Coder Makes a Mistake?This was a question that I have come across a few times recently. Basically new coders (or people thinking of becoming a coder) are wondering this. I could see why this would be a concern. Medical coders are held to a very high standard both by ourselves… Continue reading What Happens if a Medical Coder Makes a Mistake?
Practice Report To Code
Here is a practice diagnostic radiology report to code. Code the ICD-10-CM and CPT. Please put your answers in the comment section. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at midnightmedicalcoding@gmail.com Exam: MRI lumbar spine w/o contrast History: Lumbar back pain Technique: MRI of the lumbar spine was performed w/o… Continue reading Practice Report To Code
How To Code A Diagnostic Radiology Report
Sometimes when people hear that diagnostic radiology coders can code 50+ reports an hour they are taken back for a minute. It sounds like a lot, and it is, but there's many factors to think about how someone can code that fast. For example, do they have an encoder? Are they coding both icd 10… Continue reading How To Code A Diagnostic Radiology Report
Cervical Spine Radiology CPT Codes
To have a bright future as a medical coder, you have to have a pretty good understanding of anatomy. Bear in mind, you won't have to memorize every little thing. But it is necessary to have at least a basic understanding, and that's the tip of the ice burg really. The more you know, the… Continue reading Cervical Spine Radiology CPT Codes
Practice Report To Code
For the blog post this week, I thought I'd share a report to code. This is a HIPAA compliant report and does not contain any PHI. Answers included at the bottom. Please feel free to comment or email me at midnightmedicalcoding@gmail.com if you have any questions 🙂 Ok- what do you think the… Continue reading Practice Report To Code
Difference Between Modifiers 76 and 77
For this week, I thought I'd talk about 2 common modifiers used in diagnostic radiology--modifier 76 and 77. Let's be honest though--talking about modifiers is probably not the most exciting coding thing to talk about--but it's important. I'll do my best to explain it in such a way that you actually read the whole article… Continue reading Difference Between Modifiers 76 and 77
Practice Report To Code
Everyone knows that coding takes practice, right? I mean it would be really nice if we just woke up one day, and knew how to code all the different specialties. (I admit I still have nightmares about learning how to code E/M). Looking back, I remember a teacher I had who used to say,… Continue reading Practice Report To Code
Intro To X-Ray CPT Coding Class Is On Sale!
Intro To X-Ray CPT Coding- Learn The 50 Most Common X-Ray CPT Codes is on sale. Today only! There are literally hundreds of CPT codes used in diagnostic radiology coding. Trouble is, these codes are not focused on in many general coding classes. This leaves new coders barely scraping by once they're on the… Continue reading Intro To X-Ray CPT Coding Class Is On Sale!