25 statistics on medical coder salaries

The average salary for medical coding professionals varies by location, practice setting and credential. The American Academy of Professional Coders conducts an annual survey to gather information about coder salary…

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Medicare Retires G Codes for Mammograms

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Make sure your practice’s medical coding for preventive screening mammograms is up to date with current guidelines. Coding Mammograms for Medicare The Centers for…

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14 Things To Know About Medical Coding

Medical coders play a crucial role in the revenue cycle process, as they help ensure health systems, hospitals and physicians are properly reimbursed for the services they provide. Here are…

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Clearing Up Confusion Over ICD-10-CM Guidelines

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires covered entities to adhere to the most current International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code set as well…

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Making Sense of the Uproar Over Medical Coding

Confused about the implementation of the new medical coding system called ICD-10? So is everyone, including the federal government — so much so, in fact, that Congress passed legislation that…

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AHIMA ICD-10 Exam Delay FAQs (effective April 1, 2014)

Due to the passing of the SGR law delaying ICD-10 implementation until Oct 1, 2015, AHIMA has revised it's testing criteria and dates. AAPC has not issued any statements regarding…

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How To Become A Medical Coder

Medical coders or medical coding specialists go through detailed information about patient injuries, diseases and procedures from medical records and documents provided by doctors and other healthcare providers. They then…

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AAPC National Conference Location Changed to Jacksonville, FL

Get the latest from the National AAPC CEO and President, Reed Pew.

To all registered AAPC conference participants:

We have chosen Jacksonville, Florida to relocate our conference due to the extent of the flooding in Nashville, TN. It will be...

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Oncology Billing Toolkit: Factor 8 HCPCS Changes Into Your Superbill

Watch those Taxotere units, or kiss 95 percent of your reimbursement goodbye. A brand new list of HCPCS codes — including docetaxel and bevacizumab updates — goes into effect Jan. 1 and our 8-step superbill maintenance plan will stop denials in their tracks for 2010. Not using the proper codes will lead to claim rejection, which means “not receiving the proper [...] Related articles:

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A Medical Coder’s ICD-10 Resource Guide

We’ve got the link to a nifty ICD-9 to ICD-10 code translator. Maybe I’m getting old, but I just can’t believe we’re about to ring in the second decade of the 21st century. It seems like just yesterday I was toasting the new millennium and breathing a sigh of relief that “Y2K” wasn’t the big catastrophe [...] Related articles:

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