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Vancomycin & the AY Modifier
Vancomycin is an antibiotic used to treat infections. Under the proposed end stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) that was released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid System (CMS) considered vancomycin only covered under the PPS system and not allowable for separate payment. However, through the comment period, medical experts commented that [...]
Top Medical Billing & Coding Websites & Resources
Here you will find a list of the best medical billing, medical coding, and medical information websites on the internet. This list is dynamic so check back for more websites added to the list! If you are a blogger on Ask a Medical Biller.com, these websites are considered trusted resources for linking to top level [...]
Medical Billing Mentor Program
Are you looking for a mentor in the medical billing field? If so, you are in luck because we are now releasing a free program to individuals who are looking to get into the medical billing field, start their own business, or work for someone. If you would like to join the program, then simply [...]
Easiest Medical Billing Software
Recently, Heidi Horning, owner of Valley Medical Billing Services in Northern California took some time to review or WE Bill e-Software program. This was her review of our medical billing software: “I was able to create a claim in your demo….It was so easy, so easy in fact, I thought” what step did I miss”? lol Your [...]
What is an A/R Snapshot?
As all medical billers know, A/R stands for Accounts Receivables and is the life blood of any medical practice. To get a picture of where your A/R stands, we have created a handy dashboard in the WE Bill. We have divided A/R into 3 main areas: A/R by Aging Categories A/R by Insurance Type A/R [...]
Who are the Regional Carriers?
In a previous article we laid out that there are 4 regions of the United Staates for DME suppliers. Today we lay out the main carriers in those 4 regionas (designated Regions A though D). Region A = The Travelers Insurance Company who is rocessing claims in Pennsylvania. Region B = Associated Insurance Companies, Inc.–AdminaStar [...]
Presidential Candidate Codes
According to Med Page today, Romney takes Aspirin & Statin to control his high blood pressure: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/ElectionCoverage/34908 The condition that the Aspirin & Statins are controlling is hyperlipidemia. The coding world knows this condition as: ICD-9 code 272.4 – excess of lipids in the blood. metabolic disease characterized by excess plasma lipoproteins, due to a [...]
Featured Blogger – Knit Rave
Knit Rave is an excellent blogger and so we wanted to feature him on our website. Here are some articles that Knit has recently written: http://www.askamedicalbiller.com/blog/author/knit/ Great job Knit! Keep up the great work!! For more about Knit, please see: http://www.facebook.com/notopolitics1
Summer Interns from U.C. Berkeley
This summer we had the pleasure of having some computer science majors from the University of California, Berkeley intern with Ask a Medical Biller. It is always nice to see some fresh faces in all of our offices. The interns did some great work this summer! Amy Boone – Sophomore at U.C. Berkely 3 Fun [...]
Line Item Posting
This week the team worked really hard to get line item posting off the ground. Line item posting allows you to: Post patient payments Post patient adjustments Post insurance payments So why is this important? Line item posting allows you to track whom you need to collect money from. Line item posting also allows you [...]
