Coding Concepts

Medical Billing and Coding

• Accurately abstract and assign ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes for open, endovascular, and diagnostic vascular procedures
• Correctly navigate and code complex interventional radiology and vascular surgical selectively catheterized vessels, ensuring appropriate component coding for catheter placements, imaging, and interventions
• Thoroughly review operative reports, physician notes, and diagnostic test results to ensure documentation supports the clinical severity and services rendered
• Initiate precise, compliant queries to vascular surgeons when documentation is ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting
• Analyze, appeal, and resolve coding-related claim denials and rejections specific to vascular surgery
• Stay strictly updated on NCCI (National Correct Coding Initiative) edits, LCDs (Local Coverage Determinations), and NCDs (National Coverage Determinations) to ensure absolute compliance with federal and private payer regulations

Vascular Surgery Coder