Ophthalmology is the field of medicine which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye. As such, ophthalmology coding is the method of coding the diagnostic procedures for treatments pertaining to ophthalmology.An important component of ophthalmology coding is the right use of modifiers. The wrong modifier can wreak havoc on your claims.As [...]
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Ophthalmology coding: Know the key modifiers for your AMD claims
January 10th, 2010 
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November 6th, 2009 admin A specialty dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels, cardiology includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and the like. Cardiology coding jobs need much more accuracy than other medical coding jobs; so if you are a cardiology coder, you need to keep yourself updated with the [...]
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September 20th, 2009 admin The medical coding industry survives on reimbursements. As a medical coder, your practice’s reimbursements depend on how accurately you are able to apply the appropriate CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes. What’s more, you have to keep up with the updates and modifiers to code for every procedure or service performed.Coding books can help, but books [...]
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