Blooming Coders: Recent Episodes
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Bite-sized medical coding topics for busy coders to expand and enhance your medical coding knowledge in 5 minutes or less.
In this episode, we are looking at a brand-new ICD-10 code created to differentiate between suicidal and non-suicidal self-harm.
In this episode, we are looking at the type of documentation that is acceptable to use when documented by someone other than your patient’s provider.
In this episode, we are discussing reporting ICD-10 codes for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
In this episode, we are going to look at more types of skin grafts. In the previous episode, we looked at where different types of grafts come from. In this episode, we look at different types of skin grafts in terms of depth.
In this episode, we will look at coding for an EGD with esophageal food bolus. We’re going to be discussing both diagnosis and CPT coding.
Today, we are looking at a new COVID-related ICD-10 code, coming up in the ICD-10 updates, effective October 1, 2021.
In this episode, we are looking at the appropriate modifier reporting of bilateral laterality for add-on procedure codes.
In this episode, we are discussing the appropriate coding for destruction of premalignant lesions from the 2021 CPT code series 17000-17004.
In this episode, we are looking at the difference between metatarsophalangeal and metacarpophalangeal vs interphalangeal joints.
Today, we are discussing the appropriate coding for pelvic floor trigger injections of Botox.
Today, we are looking at the two main types of hiatal (or hiatus) hernias: sliding hiatal hernias and paraesophageal hiatal hernias.
Today, we are looking at the appropriate coding for an abdominal fat pad biopsy for amyloidosis.
Today, we are discussing whether or not an exploration to evaluate undescended testes performed before an orchiopexy may be coded in addition to that orchiopexy.
Today, we are looking at a coding tip for gastrointestinal arteriovenous malformations, or gastrointestinal AVMs.
Today, we are looking at the difference between tunneled and non-tunneled central venous catheters.
Today, we are looking at anemia, iron deficiency anemia (ICD-10 D50.9) and iron deficiency (ICD-10 E61.1).
Today, we are discussing the differences between traumatic, pathological, compression and stress fractures.
Today, we are discussing whether chronic conditions should be reported as complications of pregnancy when coded with missed abortions or other pregnancy with abortive outcomes.
Today, we are discussing the documentation required for the uterine weight when a laparoscopic hysterectomy is performed.
In today’s episode, we are discussing whether a syndesmotic reduction should be coded or if it is included in an open reduction internal fixation.
In today’s episode, we are discussing the different types of meniscal tears: bucket handle, peripheral and complex.
In today’s episode, we are going to discuss the 3 different types of laparoscopic hysterectomies: total laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy.
Today, we are discussing the appropriate coding for a urinary stone or calculus migration.
Today, we are discussing the difference between primary and secondary achilles tendon repairs.
In today’s episode, we look at whether it is ever appropriate to append modifiers to unlisted CPT codes.
In today’s episode, we are going to look at the difference between a breast capsulotomy and a breast capsulectomy.
In today’s podcast, we are going to look at the difference between atherosclerosis of aorta and aortic sclerosis.
In today’s episode, we are going to look at the appropriate coding for balloon carpal tunnelplasty.
In today’s podcast, we are going to look at the appropriate coding of fat injections for breast reconstruction.
In today’s episode, we are going to look at the appropriate coding for spermatic cord lipoma excision with inguinal hernia repair.
In today’s episode, we are going to look at the appropriate coding for contractions in a patient who is evaluated and released.
In today’s episode, we are going to look at the appropriate coding for COVID pneumonia when the patient has a current negative COVID-19 test.
In today’s episode, we are going to look at the appropriate coding for narrow complex tachycardia and wide complex tachycardia.
In today’s episode, we are going to look at TAP blocks. A tap block is a transverse abdominus plane block, and it is performed for postoperative pain control on patients who undergo abdominal or pelvic surgery.
Hello and welcome to the Blooming Coders podcast. In today’s short episode, we discuss the difference between the intra-abdominal organs and the intra-thoracic organs.
Hello and welcome to the Blooming Coders podcast. In today’s episode, we are discussing overlapping sites in neoplasms.
The topic in today’s podcast comes from the new Coding Clinic for First Quarter, 2021: Does a pelvic sentinel lymph node dissection qualify to code a bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy?
In this episode, we are going to look at the difference between CPT code 57460, a LEEP cervical biopsy and CPT 57461, a LEEP conization of the cervix.
In today’s podcast, we discuss the appropriate coding of opioids for drug addiction treatment and pain management.
In this podcast, we look at the difference between an extra-articular fracture and an intra-articular fracture.
In today's podcast, we look at the difference between coding a colon polyp and a benign neoplasm of the colon.
In this podcast, we discuss the appropriate coding for multiple hernias repaired via a single incision.
In this episode of the Blooming Coders Podcast, we look at the different types of atrial fibrillation.
In this episode of the Blooming Coders Podcast, we will look at high risk vs non high risk colonoscopies.
In this episode, we look at the difference between a simple and complicated foreign body removal
In this episode, we look at the appropriate coding for a senile cataract in a patient with diabetes.
In this episode, we discuss the appropriate coding for unspecified heart valve disorders
In this episode, we discuss the appropriate coding for chronic kidney disease in kidney transplant patients.
This episode discusses whether a uterine fibroid type may be coded from just an operative note.
We discuss the appropriate coding for sigmoidoscopies when done as colon cancer screenings.
Blooming Coders is committed to helping busy medical coders expand and enhance their coding skills through podcasts and online digital courses. These podcasts will provide bite-sized topics to expand your coding knowledge in 5 minutes or less.