medical billing & coding review latest update graded A+

medical billing & coding review latest update graded A+ Three factors of E/M Codes 1. Place of service 2. Type of service 3. Patient status Place of service Explains the sttings in which the services were provided to the patient. Codes vary depending on the place of the service. Service can be a doctors office, hospital, emergency department, nursing home and so on. Type of service Explains the sttings in which the services were provided to the patient. Codes vary depending on the place of the service. Service can be a doctors office, hospital, emergency department, nursing home and so on. Consultation is a written or verbal requests from one provider/physician to another to obtain an opinion and/or advice about a diagnosis or management options. Admission is attention to an acute illines or injury that results in admission to a hospital. Patient Status Patient Status can include New, Established, Outpatient, and Inpatient. New is one who has not recieved professional face to face services from the physician or another physician of the same specialty in the samer group within the past 3 years. Established is one who has received professional face to face services from the physician or another physician of the same specialty in the same group within the past 3 years. Outpatient one who has not been formally admitted to a health care facility or a patient admitted for observation. Inpatient is one who has been formally admitted to a health care facility. Documentation Patient information is located in the medical record. The documentation in the medical record has many uses, such as evaluation of the patients treatment communications regarding the patients health care, reimbursement claims, review of the use of the health care facility, research/education, and legal documentation. key components history, examination, and medical decision making Contributory factors counseling, coordination of care, nature or presenting problem, and time. Rejected Claim Claim that requires and investigation and needs further clarification CPT Appendix I Genetic Testing Code Modifiers CPT Appendix H Alphabetic index of performance measures by clinical condition or topic CPT Appendix G Summary of CPT Codes that include moderate (conscious) sedation IDC-9-CM Volume 2 Index of disease and injury CPT Appendix L Vascular Families CPT Appendix K Product pending FDA approval ICD-9-CM Volume 3 Tabular List of Procedures and Alphabetic Index to Procedures CPT Appendix B Summary of additions, deletions, and revisions mast breast lith stone myo muscle -graphy process of recording -gram record