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How do Status Indicator influence the reimbursement in Medical Billing?

A Status indicator explains the payment methodology for outpatient hospital services. It determines that under what payment system the service are paid. It is appended with every HCPCS code to identify the particular services or procedure described by the code would be paid under the hospital OPPS. Hospital outpatient services may include:- Types of Indicator….

A Sound Knowledge of : Status Indicator A, B, C & D

Status Indicator A Status Indicator A covers services provide to a hospital outpatient setting. These services are paid under a fee schedule or payment system other than the OPPS. Services Covered:- These services are not paid under OPPS. Its paid by FI/MACs under a fee schedule or payment system other than OPPS. Above services are….

Vomiting Syndrome : A rare diagnosis

Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a rare disease and generally  affects to children. As it is rare some patients are misdiagnosed. It is a disorder that appears with sudden, repeated attacks of nausea and vomiting that can last from a few hours to several days. Its a type of abdominal migraine with recurrent vomiting. Symptoms Major….

Medical Prefix of Ear Anatomy

Audi/o HEARING Aur/o HEARING Cerumin/o CERUMEN (EARWAX) Chondr/o CARTILAGE Helic/o HELIX, COIL Labyrinth/o INNER EAR Myring/o TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, EARDRUM Ossicul/o OSSICLE (bone of the middle ear) Ot/o EAR Petr/o STONE Pharyng/o THROAT Salping/o EUSTACHIAN TUBE Staped/o STAPES (stirrup-shaped ear bone) Tympan/o EARDRUM

Musculoskeletal System : An Overview

The musculoskeletal system is composed of two systems – the muscular system and the skeletalsystem because of the main common functions of the  two systems are movement and support. Primarily, the roles of the musculoskeletal system are movement and support, but the system alsoperforms the following functions: Human skeletal system Bone, or osseous tissue, is a hard, dense connective tissue that forms most of the….

E-Cigarettes Really Help us to Quit Smoking

“Safe doesn’t exist. But electronic cigarettes are low risk compared to regular cigarettes. It’s theequivalent of having a four-wheel-drive Volvo compared to a high-powered motorcycle with bald tiresin an ice storm.” What is e- cigarette ? Electronic cigarettes contains nicotine and/or other chemicals delivering system to the user via anaerosol vapour. The devices are designed….

Zika Virus Infection: Risk of Fetal BrainAbnormality

A pattern of other birth defects, called congenital Zika syndrome, has been found, which is unique tofetuses and infants infected with Zika virus before birth. Prenatal Zika virus infection has been linkedto adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, most notably microcephaly and other serious brainanomalies. Introduction Zika virus First time discovered in Uganda, in 1947 and….

Chewing Paan is Good For Health

The heart shaped leaves of Betel piper are commonly known as Paan in India.This is generally takenafter meals. Its leaves are not only used as mouth freshener rather be use for blood purification,quenching excessive thirst, clearing the throat, improving appetite, taste and as tonic for liver, heartand brain. Piper betel leaves also referred to as….