Year: 2024

There you are at the hospital, waiting your turn at the front desk. While you wait, you hear some of the information the front desk worker is writing down from another patient before setting up their appointment. For example she loudly repeats the patient’s name, height, weight, blood pressure, address, age, how many weeks pregnant […]

Welcome to the ICD-10 Comedy Club, where the injuries are as diverse as they are absurd! There’s even a book titled “Struck by Orca: ICD-10 Illustrated,” covering some obscure diagnostic codes. We’ll share the funniest and strangest ICD-10 codes that will give you a good laugh, just like our coding team at ProcareMedEx. From being […]

Approximately 3 million nurses are delivering their care services across the United States healthcare industry. Nurses are the front fighters especially in health emergencies; therefore, they acquire a noticeable place in the healthcare sector. When it comes to billing and reimbursements for the nurses, like other healthcare providers and professionals, nurses also need to meet […]

Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Novitas Solutions and First Coast Service Options (FCSO) have introduced new documentation requirements with new code sets for submitting the claims for pathology and laboratory services. MACS are implementing a new requirement for pathology and laboratory claims submissions starting September 19, 2024. Providers must now submit medical records with initial claims […]

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Understanding the CPT codes for RSV vaccine and antibody injections is the first task for getting rightfully paid as a healthcare provider. When you append the right codes in your medical claims, they’ll get accepted on time. And incorrectly assigning CPT and other medical codes can result in practice audit, delayed payments, and more. This […]

Medical specialties are often surrounded by stereotypes that can sometimes be humorous but rarely reflect the full truth. Let us take a closer look at some common medical specialty stereotypes and get ourselves a much-needed reality-check. Why discuss it in the first place? It’s because, surprisingly, many medical students pick a medical specialty based on […]

You see, when doctors and other healthcare providers deliver care, they do it in settings like hospitals, private practices, clinics, or medical offices. These are smaller, community-focused places, not big government or corporate entities. And in billing codes, these settings are referred to as the “place of service”, or POS. For example, POS 11 means […]

As healthcare providers, we frequently see patients concerned about shingles. Shingles is an unpleasant condition caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. While anyone can get shingles, the risk increases with age. Shingles appears as a painful rash and blistering skin condition that can last for weeks. For patients concerned about […]

In the medical field, there are many terms thrown around that can confuse even the most seasoned doctors and patients alike. It’s important for anyone in healthcare to understand the jargon. Take pyrexia for example, it’s just a fancy word for fever. Now, when it comes to credentialing, enrollment, and privileging, those can seem like […]