Researchers compared billing codes from electronic health records to accurately quantify how many skin cancers patients had. Despite keratinocyte cancers being the most common malignant neoplasms ...

Key Takeaways Understanding codes on medical bills can help avoid billing mistakes.Healthcare providers use CPT, HCPCS, and ICD codes for services and diagnoses.Wrong codes can lead to unpaid claims ...

Curtis Dubay, recognized as a leading expert on taxation issues, is a former research fellow in tax and economic policy. The House of Representatives recently passed H.R 4302, a temporary "fix" to the ...

Medical offices bill insurance providers for clients' services. Learn what's involved, including HIPAA regulations, what to include and what can go wrong.

Central Learning, a web-based coding assessment and education app in Center Valley, Pa., found average inpatient coder accuracy is 61 percent. Central Learning’s finding stems from its 2nd annual ...

ICD-10, an international disease coding system, is mandated for adoption in the U.S. by Oct. 1, 2014, and will require health care organizations to switch from the soon-to-be outdated ICD-9. Srividya ...

There is no doubt that the U.S. healthcare system will transition to ICD-10. Whether it happens in 2011, as proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), or at a later date, it is ...

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that Summit Health, headquartered in Chambersburg, Pa., has deployed Clintegrity 360™ │ Computer-Assisted ...

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An ectopic pregnancy is reported using an ICD-10-CM code from category O00.- (ectopic pregnancy), which is divided into five subcategories. A version of this article was first published January 15, ...