All medical billing and
coding professionals use standardized classification systems to code the
patient’s medical and care history. However, there are medical billing
and coding professionals who specialize in specific areas of medicine and work
as specialist coders and billers. To become a specialist medical billing
and coding professional, you would require a certificate or degree in health
information technology along with relevant qualification in the specialized
field. Though the certification requirements do vary with the type of
specialization, you will need a mix of academic and work experience to qualify
as a specialist medical billing and coding professional.
Why would you choose to seek specialist certification in medical billing and coding?
There are several good reasons with some of them listed below:
- Specialist doctors prefer to hire specialist
medical billing and coding professionals.
- Specialization opens up new career
opportunities for you.
- With a limited code to work with, your job gets
more defined.
- Specialization makes you more valuable as an employee.
Cardiology Billing :
Cardiology billing is one of those specialized areas that
require highly specialized skills, as cardiovascular billing is far more
complex that general billing. A complex treatment with overlapping
procedures, cardiology treatment has always been difficult to translate into
foolproof insurance claims. Patient collections for cardiologists are
more complicated, due to larger co-pays owed. Specialists in cardiology
billing need to have a combined knowledge of cardiology procedures with
specific cardiology coding and billing.
Dermatology Billing :
Medical billing and coding professionals who wish to
specialize in dermatology billing are required to possess knowledge of
dermatology procedures such as debridement, lesion excisions, Mohs micrographic
surgery, flaps etc. Dermatology billing with its many terms and unique
aspects such as sizing lesions and wounds makes it a specialized subject.
Specialist coders need to be familiar with these aspects and the specific codes
for dermatology procedures.
With over two decades of experience in the healthcare revenue
management domain,
MedConverge offers specialized and customized medical billing and coding
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specialized billing and coding professionals in areas such as Cardiology,
Gastroenterology, Otolaryngology, Rheumatology and Dermatology and more.
Our team works with you to ensure that you receive the reimbursements that you
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for more information.
Good article. A quality medical or dental billing company can provide highly-accurate results and solutions that include coordination of all related aspects of the revenue cycle. Eligibility checking, coding, billing, and collections are intertwined and must be maintained simultaneously to achieve higher revenue goals for practitioners.
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