Dealing with medical bills is one of the leading concerns of physicians and health care professionals. Attempting to deal with such complex and ever changing medical billing and coding practices by themselves is a tedious process indeed. This measure is increased manifold when dealing with cardiology billing. This is a highly specific area of medical billing and requires specialized training and experience that helps maintain a fair degree of accuracy and reliability.
Keeping up with changes
Cardiology coders ought to be updated on a number of factions including the yearly changes that the CCC coding undergoes. Apart from the CPT changes, these billers should also be up to date on the new ICD-10C-CM codes, since these codes are interdependent when billing. Since multiple billing codes come in to picture, your billing staff should be capable of keeping up with the changes made to all these billing codes that affect the overall reimbursement procedures.
The coders will also be able to understand the impact of procedures and diagnostic coding when incorporating new changes during the coding process. This is crucial, since billing is less about rote mechanical input of codes, and it is more about understanding the overall procedural necessities that comes with proper diagnostics. Some of the most important changes in the 2017 edition of the CCC codes include:
- The intricacies of reporting new non-cardiac transluminal angioplasty codes.
- Familiarizing with new codes for hypertensive crisis. This also includes determination of coding hypertensive emergencies versus urgency of the situation.
- How changes in ICD-10-CM coding guidelines impacts the overall coding guidelines of CCC.
- New codes for mechanochemical vein ablation and documentation of the right coding parameters as directed by authoritative bodies.
- Using the new paravalvular leak closure codes.
Adapting to the changing parameters is crucial for medical billers, owing to the volatile medical fee regulations. Constant changes in treatments and improving medical procedures need an updated coding, which will help the billers record the procedures, diagnoses and treatments accurately.
Importance of accurate coding
Following cardio coding guidelines strictly is of the utmost necessary. Any discrepancies in the billing process will risk the insurance company rejecting your claims. Getting your claims discarded will add to your troubles in the form of delay in reimbursements and added work pressure for your billing team. Incorporating appropriate coding practices and techniques is essential in maintaining accuracy and quality when submitting your claims for reimbursements. This is why it is important to hire the right CCC coding services that can take care of all your cardiac coding and billing requirements.
Why MedConverge
We offer world class CCC coding and associated cardiology billing services for our clients. Our experts are familiar with the new changes and adapt them at the earliest, thus delivering the latest and most accurate billing for your practice. Since our teams of professionals focus their resources entirely on coding and billing, you need not burden your nurses and in house billing departments with complex and often confusing coding work. For more information on our billing services, write to us at info@medconverge.com or call us on (800) 811-2103 x11.
References
- 2017 Cardiology coding update. (2016, November 29). Retrieved January 13, 2017, from www.decisionhealth.com: http://decisionhealth.com/conferences/a2701/
- Medical Coding and Billing. (2017). Retrieved January 13, 2017, from www.tri-c.edu: http://www.tri-c.edu/workforce/health-care-training/medical-coding.html
- Monique Vanderhoof, C. (2012). Basic Cardiology Coding – Stress Tests and Transthoracic Echocardiograms . Retrieved January 13, 2017, from www.rmcinc.org: http://rmcinc.org/documents/ComplianceConnections2ndqtr2012_001.pdf
