What is Upcoding?

What is Upcoding?

Tell us if this sounds familiar to you as a patient: You went to your healthcare specialist for a regular checkup. At the end of the month, you’re given a bill for unpaid services that seem a little extravagant for a normal office visit to your doctor. If this has...
Common Medical Coding and Medical Billing Errors

Common Medical Coding and Medical Billing Errors

In 2020, medical spending reached an all-time high of more than four trillion dollars, which equated to bills equally more than $12,000 per person. From doctor services to prescriptions to home health care and more, it’s an incredible amount of information to keep...
What is Medical Coding?

What is Medical Coding?

Medical coders act like translators by taking medical reports that are provided by physicians and turning the information found on those reports into a set of universal medical alphanumeric codes. Information on medical reports includes prescriptions, medical...