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DSM-5 Codes
Using DSM-5 Codes The DSM-5 TR, or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Text Revision, serves as a fundamental reference tool for mental health professionals, offering comprehensive diagnostic criteria ...
Getting Started with Billing Codes
Medical Billing (also known as RCM- Revenue Cycle Management) uses an alphabet soup of acronyms. Let's start by defining the codes used to build and bill medical claims.
CPT - Current Procedural Terminology - codes u...
Is There a Dictionary to Search for CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes?
Billing Code Directory All of the billing codes (CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10) and custom codes are searchable in DrChrono. You can easily search these codes by following the steps outlined below: 1. Hover over Billing and select Code Sea...
What is an NDC and Why Do I Need To Include It?
National Drug Code NDC is an industry acronym that stands for National Drug Code . It is a unique 10-digit code that is universal for human drugs in the United States and is present on all drug packages in the United States. Payers re...
What should I do if the ICD-10 code I use is flagged as 'Removed'?
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes ICD-10 codes are routinely updated, revised, and sometimes, discontinued by the American Medical Association (AMA). If one is discontinued, it will be based on the date of service.
For example, if you are us...
Editing ICD-10, CPT, or HCPCS Code Descriptions
Code Custom Descriptions You can add custom descriptions to ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes listed in DrChrono to use a more common language or preferred terms for your office by utilizing a Billing Pick List . The picklist is made up of...
How to create a Custom CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10 that can be billed to the patient's insurance.
Creating Codes Should you need to bill a CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10 that is not available in DrChrono, you can add it manually.
For CPT codes, you will need the code and its associated long, medium, and short descriptors.
For HCPCS cod...
Questions about modifier 25?
Do you have questions about the proper use of modifier 25? The American Medical Association (AMA) has recently released an article to assist.
https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/setting-record-straight-prope...
Deleted CPT Codes
Deleted CPT Codes From time to time, the American Medical Association (AMA) makes changes to CPT codes, including deleting CPT codes entirely. Deleting a code is effective from that date of service forward. For any previous dates of se...