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What is Coordination of Benefits (COB)?
Why is coordination of benefits important?Rules for Coordination of BenefitsCOB Example:Potential COB DrawbacksWrap up COB stands for coordination of benefits, which is another phrase used in the complex medical field. In healthcare, one area is extremely challenging,...
The Use of Revenue Codes in Medical Billing
What Does a Revenue Code in Medical Billing Mean?Objective of Revenue Codes in Medical Billing Variations in Revenue CodesRevenue Cycle Management OptimizationThe Basis of Revenue CodesRevenue Codes' Function in Health Care FinancingGuiding Revenue Code...
What is Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)?
Understand RPM?Difference between RPM vs. RTMFunctional DifferenceChallenges of RTM for TherapistsCMS Code Differences between RTM and RPMFinal Thoughts: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) is the process of remotely recording patient health data and employing...
Know the Difference: Upcoding and Downcoding in Medical Billing
When handling a medical bill, the most important first step is to code accurately and precisely. Therefore, in order for practices to be fairly compensated for the medical services they offer to their patients in times of need, they must present an accurate medical...
Mastering ICD-10 and CPT Codes on Superbills
ICD-10 and CPT Codes on SuperbillsSuperbill: What Does It Mean in Medical Billing? Superbills' Significance Understand ICD-10 and CPT Codes on Superbills? How Do CPT and ICT-10 Operate on Superbills?The Significance of Accurate Medical CodingIn summary ICD-10 and CPT...
The Importance of J-Code in Medical Billing
What is J-Code?Role of J-Codes in Medical BillingHow Do I File a Claim Using a J-Code?How Can I Ensure Correct J-Coding?Sum Up: What is J-Code? Understand J-code in medical billing. J-codes are quite important among the many codes that are used in medical billing. CMS...
Principal Care Management Billing in Healthcare?
Important Requirements for Principal Care Management BillingRequirements:Various SituationsCoordinating and communicatingPCM and Remote Patient MonitoringOversightFirst encounterRPM billingPlan of Care for a Particular IllnessReasonably medically-based...
What are the Main Differences Between Inpatient and Outpatient Care?
What is inpatient and outpatient care?Patient Costs for Inpatient and Outpatient CarePhysicians, for inpatient and outpatientInpatient and Outpatient CareBenefits of Outpatient CareInpatient vs. outpatient: Likening ServicesWrap Up What is inpatient and outpatient...
How to bill for telemedicine?
How to bill for telemedicine?What is telemedicine?Understand the billing codes:(POS) Places of Service CodesRequirements of DocumentationCheck payer policiesSend in your claimsTrack the ClaimsAdvanced TipsWrap Up How to bill for telemedicine? Understand E/M codes, POS...
Learn Urgent Care Billing and Coding
Urgent Care Billing and Coding GuidelinesHandling Specific Elements of Urgent Care Billing and CodingKnowledge of the Urgent Care Billing ProcessSpecial "S" Codes Only for Urgent Care CentersCategory of CPT Codes for Urgent CareCommon CPT codes for urgent careBilling...
Modifiers for Unsuccessful Procedures: A Complete Guide
Understanding ModifiersCommon Modifiers for Unsuccessful ProceduresModifier 52: Reduced ServicesModifier 53: Superseded ProcedureModifiers 73 and 74: Anesthesia-Related DiscontinuationsCitations are ImportantChallenges and ContemplationsBest PracticesDifferences...
Coding Procedures: When to Apply the Modifier 52
What is Modifier 52?A Few Clinical SituationsWhen is Modifier 52 not needed?Sum up Modifier 52 is described as a way to reflect fewer or discontinued services when used with surgical or diagnostic CPT codes. This means that CPTs represent surgical or diagnostic...