ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Archives

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Prepare for a Career as a Medical Coder

Required Skills Medical Coders are required to have a high-level of attention to detail and critical thinking skills in order to complete their daily tasks. The requirements to be an exceptional Medical Coder include many of the same skills that LPNs and RNs are required to obtain through education and on-the-job training. It is imperative […]

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Computer-Assisted Coding: A Coder’s Perspective

If you’ve been a Medical Coder for long, you’ll remember a time before CAC or computer assisted coding was implemented. Back when code books were the tool a coder had to use. Most coders would look forward to the new code books to print in October every year (I still do) that would highlight all