Picking the right code—is it as easy as it appears?

Coders learn early on “to assign procedural codes based on the documentation noted in the medical record.”  Sound easy?

To facilitate code assignment, the AMA provides valuable information in the form of parenthetical comments found right below the codes themselves, additional commentary before each code set and section guidelines by system.  Knowing that a coder relies on this information to accurately assign codes for billing, the editorial team for the Coding Suite™ developed, and will soon be launching, “code notes” for the ease of electronic coding. Code Notes will include all of the AMA information previously noted; as well as parenthetical comments for HCPCS Level II codes, notes from CMS Transmittals, Final rules, and other primary source material.

Code Notes will be available in our “Advanced Code Explorer” within the Coding and Revenue Resource Center and the Audit and Revenue Resource Center.   

For those that are not current customers and are interested in trial access to The Coding Suite™, please go to http://codingsuite.mediregs.com, click on the left nav “Register here” and simply fill out the form.