General Equivalence Mapping – GEM
General Equivalence Mappings – GEMs is a tool to be used like a bi-directional translation dictionary that was developed by...
Home /
Articles - Page 2402
All Latest Posts
Coding Guidelines – Influenza, H1N1 & Pneumococcal Vaccines
Influenza – An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease caused by RNA viruses that affects birds and mammals. Yearly vaccination would...
CMS has posted the annual ICD-9-CM update that will be effective for dates of service on or after October 1,...
2010 ICD-9-CM New, Revised and Deleted Codes
CDC has created 313 newly added codes, 23 deleted codes and 45 revised codes that would be effective from the...
Coding information pertaining to the Swine Flu (H1N1) virus vaccination and its administration has been published on the AMA website....
HCPCS level 3 codes came in to existence not before the year 2003. HCPCS level III codes are considered only...
CPT – Category II Codes (2021)
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Category II codes contains a set of supplemental tracking codes for performance measurement and in turn...
What is Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis usually known as hardening of the arteries, atherosclerosis refers to the conditions that result from the...
ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases
ICD – International Classification of diseases currently has its 10 th edition followed all over the world, but ICD-9-CM International...
What is Myocardial Ischemia? Cardiac dysfunction caused by an insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissues of the heart. The...
History and Development of ICD
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems which is commonly known as ICD – International Classification of Diseases, represented...
Thrombosis – Etiology And Treatment | Coding Ahead
What is Thrombosis? Thrombosis is the formation of a mass of aggregated blood factors (a thrombus, or blood clot); coagulation...