Continuing our series of blogs highlighting some of the most common coding errors encountered while auditing. In my experience it...

Did you know that LexiCode provides coding services for pathology clinics? Third party pathology clinics allow for physician offices, clinics...

There are people back there! So often, in our struggle with productivity and accuracy expectations, I’m afraid we’ve lost sight...

Notes from the Auditor’s Desk: Coding Drug Use This is the first in a series of blogs that will highlight some of...

Are you having a “bad” day?  Are you wondering how to get everything done that you need to accomplish?  Are...

Have you ever lost or been denied something because of a careless mistake made by someone else?  This can easily...

Many organizations are incorporating Computer Assisted Coding Programs (CAC) into their abstracting systems with the goal of increasing Charts Per...

As coders, we focus on accurately coding for reimbursement, statistics, research, and efficient interoperability. Still, when considering our profession from...

Uncertain Diagnoses for Inpatient Admission­In order for uncertain diagnoses to be eligible for reporting on inpatient admissions, these conditions must...

7th Character Assignment for Injuries Is your facility or client missing out on correct payment due to inaccurate 7th Character...

CMS changes to Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRGs) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 are expected to be minimal; that is...

For Evaluation and Management coders working in the ProFee setting, if you were coding in 2021 then you had to...