Medical Coding
Medical coding is a crucial part of revenue cycle management which should be precise in all aspects of a patient’s healthcare information. It is a transcription of patient healthcare services such as procedures, diagnosis, and equipment into standardized universal acceptable alphanumeric codes. Medical codes translate the medical service documentation as follows
- Patient’s diagnosis and injury as ICD-10 codes
- Medical services, treatments, and procedures as CPT codes
- An unexpected medical condition or distinct procedure can be distinguished by updating Modifiers
Medical coders review the patient’s clinical documentation from providers which illustrates the patient’s past medical history, diagnosis, prescription, plan, and treatment given is transformed to the set of qualified codes. Coders ensure that the codes used are standardized as each insurance payer has its own guideline for coding. Each code describes the patient’s medical condition and services provided, so the accuracy of coding is essential as it affects the status of the claim. ABC employees certified medical coders who interpret the patient’s charts. Some of our employees are double certified coders. ABC’s medical coding professionals have wide knowledge in scrutinizing the patient’s medical records and assign appropriate codes. Moreover, ABC’s medical coders will recognize private payer policies and government regulations for accurate and compliant coding. We have successfully coded vascular access centers, anesthesia, interventional cardiology, general surgery, urgent care, emergency medicine, etc.
Leadership
The leadership of the Medical Coding & Scribing operations team of ABC has a combined experience of 17 man-years and are themselves certified coders from AAPC and AHIMA. The coding management team has a diverse and rich experience in initiation, transition and on boarding of a variety of projects from various coding specialties.
Coding executives:
The coding team of ABC is certified, experienced coders from AHIMA and AAPC, and well versed in HIPAA ethics.
Coding/Scribing specialties:
ABC coding team specializes in Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Cardiology, E/M coding (Inpatient, outpatient, ED), General Surgery, Ambulatory Surgery, Pathology & Laboratory, Anesthesia coding for providers and HCC coding for payers.
WHY ABC CODING & SCRIBING SERVICES:
QUALITY: ABC employs a team of certified auditors who do a quality check on up to 8% of the total coding/scribing output from the coders/transcriptionists.
TAT (Turn-around Times): ABC has a proven track record of abiding by the Turn-around Times for coding output as per the SLA reached with the clients
CDI (Clinical Documentation Integrity): We also provide timely feedback, as appropriate, to Providers on improving clinical documentation for optimal reimbursement and HIPAA compliance