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Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn So the ICD9s probably aren't the standard anymore. I can't imagine having to keep up with different codes for each insurance company. I just don't have a numerical mind.
It can't be a bad job. My mom used to say that people are always going to get sick and need their haircut, so either of those were good job opportunities...  |
No, I referred to the ICD9 book a lot...lol especially when someone had a broken finger or toe I could never remember all the digits. It is medicade and medicare... wow they were the worst for not excepting codes, such as sprains/pains and annual physicals.. Medicare will only allow a physical every 3 years.
I worked in two practices that had several doctors and nurse practioners and some of them would only use their little type recorders and I would have to wait for the charts to come out of dictation to bill the insurance companies. The doctors don't keep up with insurance rules, that is what they paid me for, (that is what they told me ...lol) so they had no clue that medicare wouldn't except sprain/pain, ect. And how many times would I have to refresh their memories..
But really we still had fun. I did work for some wonderful doctors.
This to was several years ago. Before most practices went to computers. It is proably much easier now...
