The 5-1/2 hour CPC exam tests you for your knowledge of medical coding – the correct application of CPT, HCPS procedure and supply codes, and ICD-9 CM diagnosis codes used for billing medical services to insurance companies. After gaining experience in medical coding, your next step is the CPC certification which gets you a fatter [...]
Published by the American Medical Association (AMA), CPT is an acronym for Current Procedural Terminology. CPT medical coding is the explanation of a procedure identified with a five-digit code and descriptor nomenclature.As the practice of health care changes, new codes find its way, existing codes get modified and unused codes get the axe. Thousands of [...]
Medical coders are high in demand these days and as such, educators are providing medical coding courses to help workers get started in this field. There are a number of medical coding schools where one can get hold of every aspect of medical coding and billing. Many of these schools provide online medical coding education, [...]
The medical field will continue to attract student especially with its promising future and the mushrooming of the institution of higher learning offering the traditional courses and the many auxiliary course stemming from the mainstream medical profession. An example of a new course is online medical coding, which has created an avalanche of medical coding [...]
Dermatology is the study of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of skin problems of all sorts. A physician who is specialized in this field is called a dermatologist. He takes care of diseases and cosmetic problems pertaining to skin, scalp, hair and nails. Dermatology can be divided into various branches, starting from cosmetic dermatology to pediatric [...]