A92.8: ICD-10 Code for ZIKA
The Zika Virus
While monitoring sylvatic yellow fever in rhesus monkeys in 1947, the researchers in Uganda also identified an emerging mosquito borne virus – Zika. In 1952, t...
Misconceptions About Medical Billing
Medical billing is an important part of your practice. In fact, it is one of the crucial aspects, which if ignored or not handled properly, can even lead to the practice even...
Key Areas to Consider for a Career in Medical Coding
John is definite that he wants a career in the healthcare industry. After all, the healthcare industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country and John is s...
Difference between Medical Coding and Billing
Often mistakenly assumed to be the same, medical billing and medical coding are two very distinctly separate jobs. Although there are many similarities between the two and sm...
Common Medical Coding Errors
‘To Err is Human…’ is not a phrase one wants to hear in the professional context. However, there is no denying that people tend to make mistakes – the following are a few com...
ICD-10 Embracing the Change
‘Change is constant’! No matter in what context we use this phrase, it does tend to give us chills. Human tendency is to try and avoid change as far as possi...
1 Month with ICD-10: Lessons Learnt
According to a recent report, post ICD-10, the American healthcare industry has successfully processed claims from about 2400 hospitals and 630,000 healthcare systems at a col...
Thank You ICD-10 – Fibromyalgia Finally Has A Code!
The human body is full of surprises and mysteries. No two human bodies respond to an external factor in exact same manner. Therefore, the medical field has to be o...
The Seventh Character’s Relevance – A, D & S in ICD-10
Start listing the major differences in the codes of ICD-9 and ICD-10 and this will probably the first on your list – the addition of seventh character extender. This seventh ...
