Medical Coder is committed to providing excellent and dependable billing services — it is our responsibility to give practices a secure, quick, and cost-effective way to maximize reimbursements while we take care of the complexity of ever-changing codes.
Surgeons work long and tirelessly to master their specialization, and none of them went to such lengths to spend hours every day dealing with surgery billing issues. Doctors can spend up to 25% of their time on paperwork. Many surgical practices have found that outsourcing medical billing and coding is a huge relief. Outsourcing to professional coders and billers increases revenue while relieving the headache of dealing with surgery billing daily.
Common Billing and Coding Issues in Surgery
Confusion Regarding E/M Coding
Visiting a doctor and getting a diagnosis is sometimes billed separately from the surgery and sometimes as part of it. Medical billers need training and experience to correctly denote which applies in each situation.
Global Surgery Packages
Global surgery packages simplify billing by eliminating the need for a comprehensive code for each part of a surgery, but understanding the various packages is difficult, and denied claims represent large sums that will not be paid unless the denial is successfully appealed.
Incorrect Billing
Because there are so many components and participants in surgery, something is often missed from the bill, resulting in cumulative revenue losses. Underbilling is both a violation of the law and a loss of revenue.
Expert Revenue Cycle Management
Unlike the staff in a busy medical practice, our employees only deal with revenue cycle management, not patient care — so we keep up with the latest coding changes and payer billing requirements. Our billers and coders are trained and certified in surgery billing and coding as well as a variety of other specialties.
We Increase Your Revenue
Rapidly filing claims and handling rejections and denials is critical to optimizing your income. Our services extend across the full range of RCM, from payer credentialing through the entire patient cycle to bill collection, plus annual payback and compliance audits. Our custom software makes the process easier for your staff while keeping all coding information up to date.