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This reimbursement policy applies to services reported using the UB04 claim form or its electronic equivalent or its successor form.…

Introduction: In the complex world of healthcare, accurate coding is essential for proper documentation, billing, and reimbursement processes. Two widely…

Insurance denial is when an insurance company declines to cover a medical claim submitted by a healthcare provider or patient.…

Common emergency department diagnoses include: chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, trauma (such as from a fall or car…

Effective January 1, 2023, E/M Introductory Guidelines related to Hospital Inpatient and Observation Care Services codes 99221-99223, 99231-99239, Consultations codes…

Lungs are a sophisticated mechanism that expands and contracts hundreds of times daily to take in oxygen and expel carbon…

Liver is internal organ in human body which is located on the right side of your belly, under your ribs.…

In ICD-10, there are seven possible characters for filling out a code. The first three offer the diagnosis category. The…

The United States HCFA, now known as CMS, supported a preliminary design effort to replace volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM…

Proper HCC coding is critical for predicting future healthcare financial resources and claiming adequate reimbursement. The HCC model is a…