I need to know EVERYTHING about CPT/ICD coding. Job interview tomorrow and have no idea what it is.?

I want to be familiar with it. I don't have time for nonsense answers or negative feedback. KEEP IT MOVIN if you don't know or if you don't have anything good to say. I'm not gonna to allow experience with a certain software deter me from applying for the job OR going to the interview. I am a quick learner and I am easily adaptable to different work environments.

I need to know EVERYTHING about CPT/ICD coding. Job interview tomorrow and have no idea what it is.?
umm...Its not software. What's the job? A doctor's office? surgeon, if so, what specialty? Hospital? surgery center? There 2 main reference books you can buy, which contain all the codes, %26amp; descriptions. They're kinda pricey. Email me if you want...Its not possible to learn EVERYTHING in one night. But, you might be able to learn the parts that would apply to your situation. If you can get me a specialty type, or something, I can probably get you the most common codes...





ICD9 codes, are also called diagnosis codes. They are 3-5 digit codes (sometimes, including a letter), that describe a patient's condition/injury/illness. They have a decimal.





CPT codes are also called procedure codes. They are 5 digit codes which describe the service rendered.





These codes are used on insurance claims for billing purposes. They are standardly used nationwide.





If you need more than that, you need to give more info about the job... Is it billing? or coding? or, collections?
Reply:I hate to dissuade you, but unless you already know SOMETHING about it, you ain't gonna come close to getting it. Coders are HIGHLY trained professionals, who have to have associate-degree level education and experience. Wanting the job won't cover for lack of knowledge, and it won't cover for not knowing how medical billing software works.





That said... if you really want to know...





CPT. It stands for Current Procedural Terminology. It is a five-digit numerical code, used in combination with a two letter-or-digit code to modify the base code (a "modifier,") that describes a specific procedure that a physician or other medical professional performs on a patient. It was created and is maintained by the American Medical Association. Current version is CPT-2008. A coder takes the professional dictation of a physician, and translates what the Doctor has said into the appropriate CPT/modifier combination to bill the insurer for the physician's services.





For example, Doctor dictates a note about a patient who visited his office. The Doctor spends 15 minutes time with the patient. A focused history of the patient is taken, and it is considered a low complexity medical decision of low severity.


The coder then would bill that as CPT 99213. No modifiers allowed. Or, Doctor dictates what occurred during a three hour surgery on a person's spine. The coder determines which codes are appropriate for billing (maybe 12 or so, some with modifier and some without,) and then posts those codes to the bill.





OK. ICD. Stands for International Classification of Diseases. A four digit (three plus decimal) code, created by the World Health Organization to define diagnoses. Current version is ICD-10, though many still use ICD-9. A Doctor will diagnose the patient's condition. This diagnosis has to be translated to the appropriate ICD code for billing out. The CPT codes billed must be valid for the particular ICD diagnosis given. (You can't bill a brain surgery code for an ingrown toenail, for example.)





Coming back to the base idea though, there's no way you can learn the THOUSANDS of CPT codes, the 30 or so common modifers, and the THOUSANDS of ICD diagnoses by tomorrow.





But I hope that helps you understand just how complex this is.





Good luck to you anyway!
Reply:ICD-9 Codes are diagnosis codes used to code what the Dr. see the patient for. CPT codes are used to code what the Dr. does to the pateint. For example: Patient comes in for his high blood pressure and has diabetes, depending on the amount of time the dr spends with the patient will determine the CPT code. So for the high blood pressure (HTN) the user would look up Hypertension in the ICD-9 book or software 401.9, Diabetes is 272.00, depending the level of the visit it could be a 99123 which is a mid level visit or a 99214 high level visit. Codes are used for insurance/billing purposes. Hope this helps.

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