A Patient's Guide to Medical Billing and Coding
Patients are given reams of paperwork that contain confusing numbers and letters. These are medical codes that describe everything from services performed to our diagnosis and treatment. Those codes are then used on our bills and other paperwork making the entire billing process confusing. Understanding basic medical billing and coding is a good tool for an empowered patient.
Reading a Doctor's Medical Services Receipt
As you leave the doctor's office, you are given a receipt for the medical services performed during your visit. Understanding the information on that receipt will help you learn about your visit, and keep track of medical expenses, too.
As you leave the doctor's office, you are given a receipt for the medical services performed during your visit. Understanding the information on that receipt will help you learn about your visit, and keep track of medical expenses, too.
How to Read a Doctor's Bill or Medical Bill
There is a wealth of information about your health and healthcare in your medical bills. Knowing how to find the information will help you manage your health and medical care, plus your medical expenses.
There is a wealth of information about your health and healthcare in your medical bills. Knowing how to find the information will help you manage your health and medical care, plus your medical expenses.
Reading Your Payer's EOB - Explanation of Benefits
Since most of us don't pay our medical providers directly, it's wise to study our insurance or payer's Explanation of Benefits (EOB) to understand how services are covered, and how our doctors get paid.
Since most of us don't pay our medical providers directly, it's wise to study our insurance or payer's Explanation of Benefits (EOB) to understand how services are covered, and how our doctors get paid.
Match an ICD-9 or ICD-10 Code to the Diagnosis It Represents
ICD-9 or ICD-10 Codes, International Classification of Disease Codes, assign a number to any diagnosis assigned to a patient. There are a handful of uses for them, including an effect on the cost of care.
ICD-9 or ICD-10 Codes, International Classification of Disease Codes, assign a number to any diagnosis assigned to a patient. There are a handful of uses for them, including an effect on the cost of care.
Medical Codes - A Patient's Guide to Medical Codes
Medical codes are used to describe diagnoses and treatments, determine costs and reimbursements, and relate one disease or drug to another. Patients can use medical codes to learn more about their diagnosis, learn more about the services their practitioner has provided, or even to double check their billing from either their providers or their insurance or payer.
Medical codes are used to describe diagnoses and treatments, determine costs and reimbursements, and relate one disease or drug to another. Patients can use medical codes to learn more about their diagnosis, learn more about the services their practitioner has provided, or even to double check their billing from either their providers or their insurance or payer.
Matching CPT Codes and the Services They Represent
CPT Codes, Current Procedural Terminology Codes, are found all over a patient's medical paperwork. They relate to billing, and tracking them is a good way to track the cost of our care. Here's how and where to find CPT codes.
CPT Codes, Current Procedural Terminology Codes, are found all over a patient's medical paperwork. They relate to billing, and tracking them is a good way to track the cost of our care. Here's how and where to find CPT codes.
What are ICD-9 or ICD-10 Codes?
ICD codes are used to classify diagnoses and causes of death, too. Here is some background information about ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes to help you understand what they are, and how they can affect your care.
ICD codes are used to classify diagnoses and causes of death, too. Here is some background information about ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes to help you understand what they are, and how they can affect your care.
What are CPT Codes?
CPT codes are developed by the American Medical Association and are used by doctors and other healthcare practitioners to describe medical, surgical and diagnostic procedures used on patients. Learn more about these codes and how you can use them to manage the cost of your care.
CPT codes are developed by the American Medical Association and are used by doctors and other healthcare practitioners to describe medical, surgical and diagnostic procedures used on patients. Learn more about these codes and how you can use them to manage the cost of your care.
What are HCPCS Codes?
HCPCS codes are Medicare codes and are used by doctors and other healthcare practitioners to describe and bill medical, surgical and diagnostic procedures used on patients. Learn more about these codes and how you can use them to manage the cost of your care.
HCPCS codes are Medicare codes and are used by doctors and other healthcare practitioners to describe and bill medical, surgical and diagnostic procedures used on patients. Learn more about these codes and how you can use them to manage the cost of your care.