Medical billing 101 /
Medical billing one hundred one
Michelle M. Rimmer.
- Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2008.
- xxii, 215 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Your job as a physician-based medical biller -- Health insurance and the identification card -- The codes (CPT, HCPCS level II, ICD-9, and modifiers) -- The forms (patient registration, superbill, and hospital sheet) -- The heart of medical billing: the CMS-1500 form -- Billing for office services and procedures -- Billing for in-patient and nursing facility services -- Electronic claims submissions and clearinghouses -- EOBs and payments -- Denials and appeals -- Maintaining accounts receivable, aging reports, and rebilling -- Collections and the state insurance commissioner.
9781418039752 1418039756
2007013250
Medical fees. Nosology--Code numbers. Health insurance claims. Fees and Charges--United States. Forms and Records Control--United States. Patient Credit and Collection--United States. Practice Management--economics--United States. Reimbursement Mechanisms--United States.