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Understanding the anatomy of the human body is one of the most important skills for a medical coder. If you browse the different proposed course requirements for institutions offering medical coding classes, you'll find that many either ...

Querying a physician is a common, useful, and sometimes essential way to obtain necessary details for correct ASC coding and complete documentation. However, physician queries can easily slip into the realm of noncompliance. There are ...

One of the most effective ways to strengthen an ASC's revenue cycle performance is by monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and then acting when KPIs start moving in the wrong direction. Here are five of the most important ASC ...

Angela Mattioda is senior vice president of revenue cycle management solutions and client experience for Surgical Notes. Q: Why do pain blocks represent a good billing opportunity for ASCs? Angela Mattioda: We frequently have new clients ...

On the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's (ASCA) discussion board, an ASCA member asked for assistance with cataract billing. The question was essentially as follows: "I have a surgeon wondering if he can bill complex cataract ...

Latest guide from ASC billing leader explains how outsourcing revenue cycle management is helping surgery centers combat barriers to profitability. DALLAS – Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of billing services and revenue cycle ...

Drugs and biologicals are available in both single-use and multi-dose vials/packages. When a single-use vial/package is selected, there are times when not all of the drug or biological is used. The remaining product must be discarded. ...

As surgery centers have increasingly embraced outsourcing their revenue cycle management, the number of ASC billing companies they can choose from has grown. But not all vendors are created equal, and a few characteristics have emerged over ...

When coding revisions are implemented, coders are always looking for the new steps they must follow to document properly and avoid denials. In 2023, the CPT code set underwent revisions to the somatic nerve injections codes regarding the ...

ASC coders must keep a watchful eye when reviewing operative reports. Physicians often use medical abbreviations that, if not understood, can be confusing and contribute to coding errors and lost revenue. While inappropriate use of medical ...