by Medical Management Institute | Jul 10, 2020 | Coding Updates, MMI Blog
2021 ICD-10 updates are already upon us and October 1, 2020 will be here before you know it. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2021 ICD-10-CM code descriptions, tables and index, and addendum on July 1, 2020. Within the 2021 code set,... 
by Medical Management Institute | Apr 25, 2019 | Medical Billing, MMI Blog
We all know there are manufacturers and distributors. A manufacturer typically builds equipment or devices, takes them through Federal Drug Administration testing and then applies for a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) or a Healthcare Common Procedural Coding... 
by Medical Management Institute | Apr 24, 2019 | MMI Blog
“Incident to” is a topic that has been covered for years at various association meetings and articles, yet the subject is continually misunderstood. I would like to review the finer points as a refresher as I continue to hear the same questions. There may be more... 
by Medical Management Institute | Dec 7, 2018 | Clinical Documentation, Healthcare, Healthcare in the News, Medical Coding, MMI Blog, Physician
Historically, the LGBTQ+ community has been left out of much of traditional healthcare. Many members of these groups have faced and continue to face extreme prejudice, which in turn can lead to high rates of conditions such as depression, substance abuse, and... 
by Medical Management Institute | Nov 26, 2018 | Compliance Updates, Healthcare, Healthcare in the News, Medical Coding, MMI Blog
Every practice likes to get paid, but sometimes the process is not as simple as sending the proper codes off to an insurance provider and waiting for a check to roll in (in fact, even this process is rarely easy to begin with). For some procedures, the patient’s... 