CodeCast | Medical Billing and Coding Insights

This latest CodeCast continues to talk about the Coronavirus and its impact.

Terry Fletcher shares some insights about the financial and physical well-being of patients, and what they can expect from an out-of-pocket expense.

Join us for informed and researched FAQ’s to make sure you have accurate information, rather than political clickbait, before you start talking to patients. This episode will help you know what you can expect from insurance payers for testing, treatment and beyond.

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Resolving insurance claim denials first means understanding the dial codes on the EOB’s and how to track them: before you lose revenue.

In this episode of the CodeCast podcast, Terry Fletcher opens up coders and biller’s eyes to claim denial details that will ensure success in the RCM process.

Bonus Update: CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and the World Health Organization has added the Coronavirus designation with the epidemic on the forefront. Join us for this important update.

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Since the beginning of the new year, questions have been flooding in about new eVisit codes and when to charge for them. Other questions have popped up on other new digital evaluation codes as well as when new online, patient-prompted visits can be captured.

Join Terry Fletcher for this important episode that helps you make sure you are reporting these services accurately, compliantly, and with patient care and share of cost in your discussions.

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In this month’s Top Ten Tuesday episode, Terry Fletcher discusses the top coding mistakes in ICD-10-CM since its inception.

Learn how to fix those mistakes, along with some welcome advice on and how to improve your financial wellness in 2020.

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On the latest CodeCast, Terry Fletcher discusses the importance of collecting patient balances, with a “2020 mindset” focused on credit cards on file, patient portals, and sending Medicare appeals.

Did you know there are five levels of appeals?

If not, this is the time to learn the process, and the limitations, when appealing claims.

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Medical practices are concentrating on critical practice changes in 2020 and 2021. However, it is important to not lose focus on the basics of correct coding!

Common CPT and ICD-10-CM coding errors can not only cost your practice millions of dollars in lost revenue, but cause compliance issues that could tag your practice for an audit.

Terry discusses some common errors that can lead to practice headaches and loss of revenue down the road.

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This week, Terry answers the question “Why does my knee hurt?”

Knee injuries can be complicated situations! Terry covers treatments plus coding surgeries for those potential injuries.

This episode will help you brush up on your terminology and arthroscopic coding for those tricky operations!

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In this month’s Top Ten Tuesday episode, Terry Fletcher brings you the most-used HCPCS modifiers, including how they are used, how they impact reimbursement, and how to remain compliant.

Terry also talks about updated coding books and answers more of your popular questions throughout this informative episode of the CodeCast podcast.

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On the latest CodeCast, Terry discusses updated CMS and CPT rules on usage, patient participation and how to make it a profitable value-added service.

Terry covers the rules you need to follow to make sure the patient qualifies before you jump in head-first.

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Physician practices are encouraged to start planning now for the operational, infrastructural and administrative workflow adjustments that will result from the E/M overhaul, effective 2021.

Terry will offer a checklist that will help you prepare and keep you out in front of these changes, as well as tips on coding for simple and complicated I&D’s.

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