19 Must-Have General Surgery Coding Rules You Can't Ignore
Boost your coding accuracy with The Coding Institute's 2008 General Surgery Coder's Survival Guide, an easy-to-read, how-to manual that is your 1-stop general surgery coding shop. Each chapter is packed with practical tips, strategies and tricks of the trade that you can try immediately.
This how-to coding guide will outline how to report the most frequently performed general surgery services to insurance carriers - and specifically Medicare Part B. The guide breaks down and discusses common services provided by general surgeons and the steps coders should take to report these accurately. Here are just a few of the topics you'll learn about:
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