Medical Billing Services Expertise in Cardiology
Our team of medical billers and coders is reliable, educated, and committed to making billing processes for our cardiology clients as simple as possible. Our clientele includes a variety of hospitals, medical billing businesses, and physician offices spread across all 50 states. Based on CMS and AMA criteria, our coders are skilled in ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS coding and have earned certification from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
Applying best practices for Cardiology Billing
Our team makes sure that we adhere to the list of codes and appropriate modifiers provided by CMS for cardiology billing. Depending on whether the patient was an inpatient, an outpatient, treated on the same day, or on a different day, we use different billing procedures. Our specialists are aware that in order to prevent authorization denials for cardiac surgery, preauthorization is crucial. The best practices listed below are what we advise.
Electronic health record usage. You may assure excellent clinical documentation and prevent incorrect documentation by using EHR systems. Robust clinical recording practices can help you stay compliant as procedures, particularly in cardiology, can and frequently do alter.
Combined Codes. For certain cardiac disorders, ICD-10 makes extensive use of combination codes. These combination codes are taught to our coders.
Coding that is compliant is crucial. You may stay current on the continuously changing coding and billing requirements and assure compliant coding by regularly delivering training to both coders and physicians.
Not a symptom code, but one for diagnosis. Don’t code for symptoms that aren’t involved in the treatment. Be certain of the diagnosis and solely code for the actions taken and the illnesses that were treated.