I am currently an online student at DeVry University working towards my certification in medical billing & coding. I am very much a visual learner, and have been struggling with learning online. I was looking for help videos, and stumbled upon you. I am so thankful, because you do a wonderful job explaining things in a way I can understand. Thank you!
I think I have watched this video about 4 times now...I love how you simplify NEC and NOS and Rule out and Ruled out. I am currently in CareerStep for the Medical Billing and Coding, and just started their ICD-10-CM and ICD -10 PCS coding handbook....and your video's seem to be catching on more then the words in the books :) thank you for all the videos :)
Katrina B I just started the ICD 10 Coding module also with Career step. They are an over kill! Too much information but I'm pressing through. These videos help a whole lot!
I'm also a CareerStep student and I totally agree. These videos contain months worth of CareerStep information in one afternoon's worth of videos! Seriously. I understand everything so much better now.
You inspire me. I thank the good Lord for your clarity. I have a hard time with reading and comprehension. When I listen to and watch your videos, I understand and retain the information the first time. I appreciate all of your videos Code Master Coach! God Bless you. Keep doing what you do because you are awesome at it! This is 2020, and I still need you!
I am getting prepared to take a test on guidelines, I decided to watch your tutorial first...So glad I did. I got the confidence I needed to take it. So blessed to have found you!!!!
New Suscriber....I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm studying for my CPC exam that i will take 11/12/16. I graduated with an AS degree 6/16 in HealthCare Reimbursement. I will be watching each and everyone of your videos everyday. I have watched 3 in one night. They are very informative and you break coding down so well. I finished my classes online. Took 3 mock exams while in school i made 60 the first time, 83 then 85. Praying I pass my exam the first time. Ready for a career change. You don't know how excited I am that I found your channel....Yayyyyyyy! God Bless you for blessing us!!
+CodeMaster Coach. i had my certificate already mom. been a while i didn't practice. after done with my school. i just want to get trainning how to use it. thank u
I am so impressed with your process of teaching. I am definitely enrolling in a coding course because I am going to have you as my coach! ***** to you!!
Thank you so much for All your help! You have no idea how you are helping me. I was literally overwhelmed teaching myself online with the AAPC course for medical coding. I watch your videos and you explain things in so much detail and where I can understand it. You're a Heaven Sent and I Appreciate You!!
Code Master Coach, I really enjoyed watching this video now, than I have in the past 6 years. I have learned that it take time management and dedication to become a certified medical coder. It's been a slow process for me...I am also a family caregiver with my son Aaron. 👍🗝💡
You have saved me! I finished with all of my classes and still didn't have a wonderful understanding of what to do. I have been watching your video and have learned more in 2 weeks them in four months of online classes. You are my angel.. Thank you so much for your videos.
people need to love what they do when it comes to making or having a good career for a leaving. I know that you love medical coding, that is the way to go, keep the good work, we need more people like you around.
I have been learning (on my own) the art of medical coding. I've been in icd 10 cm since May of this year and absolutely nothing has made sense. Your tutorial videos have brought it all together! Thank you so much for breaking all this down!!!
I am so glad that I found you. You are making this much more easier than I thought. I am going to be an expert after Being tutored by you! Thanking you in advance.
I know you from NOLA :^) thank you so much! Please add more and if with any updates please do a video! There are people out here still looking to help with medical coding! I got two associates and nothing to show for it :( NEED CERTIFICATION! I appreciate this so much!!!! 💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤
Hi! I am currently going through Penn Foster's online Medical Coding course and getting close to the end. I find your videos to be very helpful! Thank you so much for breaking down the information. I need all the help I can get, visually, hearing it, etc. Question: When you were explaining about NOS, and gave the example of food poisoning, Would it not be appropriate to query the physician for more specification? And why not?
@@ViralVidReview I did get the certification! This was a while back now, and I've since changed my career, but adding tabs and markers galore helped during the certification exam.
(Off topic) Your hair is beautiful, and your skin is vibrant, well-moisturized, healthy-looking, and rich! Nevertheless, your teaching is awesome! Lol... thanks!!!
CodeMaster Coach, I am starting chapter 14 in the coding handbook with Career Step and I just found your site after desperately searching for instructor videos. I am trying to figure out if I should just start back at chapter 6 with CM basic coding steps, but I am finding it very hard to know where to start with your videos. Since you are your own and not affiliated with Career Step; it is not black and white to line up titles. Any help would be appreciated even to know where to begin with your videos. Thank you and your videos are a Godsend!:)
Is there a way to start from the beginning? I'm newly studying and confused as to how to select the main term. I'm having problems choosing the correct word to search
Yes. In the search box on RUclips, type in "CodeMasterCoach" and go to my channel. When you get there, go to "Videos". That will give you a list of all of my videos. The grid allows you to view from newest to oldest or oldest to newest. Start at the beginning with the oldest video and move forward to the newest video.
Thank you so much for providing such valuable information about coding. I am a Brain Injury Specialist and I have a questions about selection of codes. Does each code have a certain $ amount attached and does it matter what sequence the codes are listed? Example: I see a pt with for TBI eval (2 hour eval) NEW PATIENT Comprehensive, Moderate related to: Combat Veteran Related Diagnoses Encounter for Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury (ICD-10-CM Z13.850)Insomnia,unspecified (ICD-10-CM G47.00) (Primary)Headache(ICD-10-CM R51.)Exposure to disaster, war and other hostilities (ICD-10-CM Z65.5)Personal history of traumatic brain injury (ICD-10-CM Z87.820)Concussion w LOC of 30 minutes or less, init - Concussion with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, initial encounter (ICD-10-CM S06.0X1A)Attention and Concentration Deficit (ICD-10-CM R41.840)Cervicalgia (SCT 81680005) - Cervicalgia (ICD-10-CM M54.2)Lumbago(SCT 279039007) - Lumbago with sciatica, unspecified side (ICD-10-CM M54.40)Tinnitus(SCT 60862001) - Tinnitus, bilateral (ICD-10-CM H93.13)Counseling,unspecified (ICD-10-CM Z71.9)Injury code=Y36.23 IED land mine explosion Procedures: 99358-Prolonged Evaluation and Management Service before and/or after Direct Patient Care; first hour96116for MoCA testing
I'm struggling with combination codes, and not sure about what to take as the diagnosis I should be picking up. Here's one of the questions that I'm trying to figure out: Acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis. They only focused on Acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis.
The key here kittkat42 is to find a way to include all three conditions. If you can't find it under main term cholecystitis, then look up main term choledocholithiasis and if not all three there then move on to main term cholelithiasis. You will find all three under one of them.
CodeMaster Coach Thanks, I’ll try that. I was getting the simple coding correct, even stuff with 4, 5, 6, or 7 places but I’m struggling to do more complex diagnostics
Hello Coach! In Discretionary multiple coding, If there was an underlying condition that justified the manifestation, which code should be assigned 1st? The manifestation (eg: gangrene)? or the underlying condition (diabetes)? Thank you so very much! I'm a beginner to coding.
The underlying condition, such as diabetes, has a combination code that includes the manifestation. Look under Main Term "Diabetes" and then to the subterms, for the manifestation.
@@codemastercoach6636 Thank you!. So if it was a new visit, and this time we were treating only the gangrene and not the diabetes... should we still code main term Diabetes and then sub-term manifestation? Sorry! a little confused.
That is a good idea but most of my subscribers don't yet know how to code. After they learn to code then I can bring in different settings to code for.
I was wondering if you could fill me in on HCPCS info. So if, for instance, your doctor gave a patient some sample packets of Zoloft in his office or clinic, would there be a specific drug code for Zoloft? I can't find a drug code for Zoloft, so do I go with hcpcs code J8489 prescription drug, oral, nonchemothreaputic, Nos?
I definitely will. I want to build up to it and have a system for new coders to learn from the beginning up to advanced coding which will include CPT and HCPCs coding.
Under the "discretionary coding", if the Dr. does not list DM, but it is elsewhere listed in previous billing and or the chart, would I "take the liberty" to list it? if so, should I inform the Dr. before doing it?
Thanks for your videos. I finished my course using the ICD-9 this June 2016 and feel very cheated because the ICD-10 was already in use. Your like a free course to help me get through the new book. I studied Vocational Nursing and worked in a hospital for many years. Do you think with that training I could be comfortable taking the CPC Or CCS?
I see this was videotaped in 2015 are you still send out the practice exercises in 2017? I email you for practice exercise volume 1 that was a few days ago. Thanks in advance for your response.
I apologize Joy Key. I put a video on the channel with a link to all of the lesson plans because I am really busy right now and can't respond to all of my videos. Look at my last video for the link to the exercises.
The two biggest that come to mind right now are know those guidelines at the beginning of each of the chapters of the CPT book. Those are on there especially the Anesthesia (P modifiers) and Path & Lab (panels). Also, for terms you don't know in medical terminology, pull out your code book and look up the term, and do not leave any question undone. Circle in an answer for all if time runs out. Do no leave any undone bubbles.
I love your class Madam, I'm doing my medical billing and coding plz help me how I can use the book my teacher goes very fast she a good teacher, but I understand only 5% from her teaching, but I learn from your video little bit better. Plz help me thank you in Christ love laxman
That will be further down the line as I prepare students for the CPC first, which does not require PCS coding. But eventually, I will be covering PCS coding.
I am currently an online student at DeVry University working towards my certification in medical billing & coding. I am very much a visual learner, and have been struggling with learning online. I was looking for help videos, and stumbled upon you. I am so thankful, because you do a wonderful job explaining things in a way I can understand. Thank you!
Your welcome Kimberly Conklin.
I think I have watched this video about 4 times now...I love how you simplify NEC and NOS and Rule out and Ruled out. I am currently in CareerStep for the Medical Billing and Coding, and just started their ICD-10-CM and ICD -10 PCS coding handbook....and your video's seem to be catching on more then the words in the books :) thank you for all the videos :)
I am so glad to hear that Katrina B.
Katrina B I just started the ICD 10 Coding module also with Career step. They are an over kill! Too much information but I'm pressing through. These videos help a whole lot!
I'm also a CareerStep student and I totally agree. These videos contain months worth of CareerStep information in one afternoon's worth of videos! Seriously. I understand everything so much better now.
jennifer holloway do you feel Career Step program is needed in addition to this RUclips program?
I agree on the over kill. Another overkill was the E/M coding. Codemaster coach simplifys this tremendously. I am also from Career step.
You are a very talented educator. Thank you.
Thank you iaas say.
You inspire me. I thank the good Lord for your clarity. I have a hard time with reading and comprehension. When I listen to and watch your videos, I understand and retain the information the first time. I appreciate all of your videos Code Master Coach! God Bless you. Keep doing what you do because you are awesome at it! This is 2020, and I still need you!
Thank you so much Danielle Hoagland. Glad I can help you.
I am getting prepared to take a test on guidelines, I decided to watch your tutorial first...So glad I did. I got the confidence I needed to take it. So blessed to have found you!!!!
Thank you Lillian Wilson.
New Suscriber....I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm studying for my CPC exam that i will take 11/12/16. I graduated with an AS degree 6/16 in HealthCare Reimbursement. I will be watching each and everyone of your videos everyday. I have watched 3 in one night. They are very informative and you break coding down so well. I finished my classes online. Took 3 mock exams while in school i made 60 the first time, 83 then 85. Praying I pass my exam the first time. Ready for a career change. You don't know how excited I am that I found your channel....Yayyyyyyy! God Bless you for blessing us!!
Thank you.
+CodeMaster Coach. i had my certificate already mom. been a while i didn't practice. after done with my school. i just want to get trainning how to use it. thank u
I am so impressed with your process of teaching. I am definitely enrolling in a coding course because I am going to have you as my coach! ***** to you!!
Thank you Martha C. Beary.
Thank you so much for All your help! You have no idea how you are helping me. I was literally overwhelmed teaching myself online with the AAPC course for medical coding. I watch your videos and you explain things in so much detail and where I can understand it. You're a Heaven Sent and I Appreciate You!!
You are so welcome Jennifer Faircloth.
Code Master Coach, I really enjoyed watching this video now, than I have in the past 6 years. I have learned that it take time management and dedication to become a certified medical coder. It's been a slow process for me...I am also a family caregiver with my son Aaron. 👍🗝💡
You have saved me! I finished with all of my classes and still didn't have a wonderful understanding of what to do. I have been watching your video and have learned more in 2 weeks them in four months of online classes. You are my angel.. Thank you so much for your videos.
So glad to hear that Brenda Chagnon.
people need to love what they do when it comes to making or having a good career for a leaving. I know that you love medical coding, that is the way to go, keep the good work, we need more people like you around.
Thank you Mr. Ramonim718.
I have been learning (on my own) the art of medical coding. I've been in icd 10 cm since May of this year and absolutely nothing has made sense. Your tutorial videos have brought it all together! Thank you so much for breaking all this down!!!
I am learning so much, thank you!
Your welcome Mona Lisa.
I'm currently studying for my CPC and I'm so glad I found your channel 😁
Hi! Happy to have you in my professional life.
Thanks so much for you videos, I will be starting my ICD - CPT classes this week
That was a lot of information and you explained it in a way that was so easy to learn. Thank you. Your examples are absolutely fabulous.
Your welcome Jullzee00.
Love the coach, saved me!!
Thank you so much for the contribution, you are awesome explain the coding guidelines.
Thank you Antonio Cruz-Mercado.
Thank you very much Ma'am. You are making medical coding so easy to understand. GOD bless your heart for your hard work ❤
Thank you Christelle Tchety.
I am so glad that I found you. You are making this much more easier than I thought. I am going to be an expert after Being tutored by you! Thanking you in advance.
I know you from NOLA :^) thank you so much! Please add more and if with any updates please do a video! There are people out here still looking to help with medical coding! I got two associates and nothing to show for it :( NEED CERTIFICATION! I appreciate this so much!!!! 💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤
Enjoyed how you explain these guidelines. Thank you so much!!!
Your welcome Theresa Geli.
thank you for this! I take my CPC exam in 2 weeks! I'm soaking up any bit of information, practice, and knowledge that I can :)
Your welcome Lulu W. You can do this!
@@codemastercoach6636 Thank you! I passed!!! :D woohooo!!
Hi! I am currently going through Penn Foster's online Medical Coding course and getting close to the end. I find your videos to be very helpful! Thank you so much for breaking down the information. I need all the help I can get, visually, hearing it, etc. Question: When you were explaining about NOS, and gave the example of food poisoning, Would it not be appropriate to query the physician for more specification? And why not?
Penn foster
I'm taking the penn foster course also. How did it go? Did you pass the certifications?
@@ViralVidReview I did get the certification! This was a while back now, and I've since changed my career, but adding tabs and markers galore helped during the certification exam.
you are an Awesome teacher! God Bless
Thank you so much Callie Grimes.
Please add that link you are talking about in the description below so anybody can download the study plan, thank you.
you have saved my life!!! thanks again
Your welcome Callie Daniels.
(Off topic) Your hair is beautiful, and your skin is vibrant, well-moisturized, healthy-looking, and rich! Nevertheless, your teaching is awesome! Lol... thanks!!!
Aw..Thank you Tere'Anna Monroe. You just made my day.
ty. i needed a brush up before my test. this was helpful
CodeMaster Coach, I am starting chapter 14 in the coding handbook with Career Step and I just found your site after desperately searching for instructor videos. I am trying to figure out if I should just start back at chapter 6 with CM basic coding steps, but I am finding it very hard to know where to start with your videos. Since you are your own and not affiliated with Career Step; it is not black and white to line up titles. Any help would be appreciated even to know where to begin with your videos. Thank you and your videos are a Godsend!:)
Hi TT. Start at the beginning. When you go to my channel, put my videos in date order and follow. In the beginning, they are numbered.
Please make a video on 2018-2019 coding guidelines. By the way you make great videos.
I already started the 2018 Coding Guidelines and will be starting the 2019 at where I stopped the 2018 guidelines since thus far they are the same.
great classes, so clear and understandable.. thank you so much
Your welcome Dee Pinder. Thank you!
Good stuff. I hope I pass first try next month!!!
A.J. Woodall did you pass ?
Thanks a lot your an excellent teacher.
Thank you Jem Cooper.
Is there a way to start from the beginning? I'm newly studying and confused as to how to select the main term. I'm having problems choosing the correct word to search
Yes. In the search box on RUclips, type in "CodeMasterCoach" and go to my channel. When you get there, go to "Videos". That will give you a list of all of my videos. The grid allows you to view from newest to oldest or oldest to newest. Start at the beginning with the oldest video and move forward to the newest video.
That's a great job mum
Thank you so much for providing such valuable information about coding. I am a Brain Injury Specialist and I have a questions about selection of codes. Does each code have a certain $ amount attached and does it matter what sequence the codes are listed? Example: I see a pt with for TBI eval (2 hour eval)
NEW PATIENT Comprehensive, Moderate related to: Combat Veteran Related
Diagnoses
Encounter for Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury (ICD-10-CM Z13.850)Insomnia,unspecified (ICD-10-CM G47.00) (Primary)Headache(ICD-10-CM R51.)Exposure to disaster, war and other hostilities (ICD-10-CM Z65.5)Personal history of traumatic brain injury (ICD-10-CM Z87.820)Concussion w LOC of 30 minutes or less, init - Concussion with loss of consciousness of 30
minutes or less, initial encounter (ICD-10-CM S06.0X1A)Attention and Concentration Deficit (ICD-10-CM R41.840)Cervicalgia (SCT 81680005) - Cervicalgia (ICD-10-CM M54.2)Lumbago(SCT 279039007) - Lumbago with sciatica, unspecified side (ICD-10-CM M54.40)Tinnitus(SCT 60862001) - Tinnitus, bilateral (ICD-10-CM H93.13)Counseling,unspecified (ICD-10-CM Z71.9)Injury code=Y36.23 IED land mine explosion
Procedures:
99358-Prolonged Evaluation and Management Service before and/or after Direct Patient
Care; first hour96116for MoCA testing
I'm struggling with combination codes, and not sure about what to take as the diagnosis I should be picking up. Here's one of the questions that I'm trying to figure out: Acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis. They only focused on Acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis.
The key here kittkat42 is to find a way to include all three conditions. If you can't find it under main term cholecystitis, then look up main term choledocholithiasis and if not all three there then move on to main term cholelithiasis. You will find all three under one of them.
CodeMaster Coach Thanks, I’ll try that. I was getting the simple coding correct, even stuff with 4, 5, 6, or 7 places but I’m struggling to do more complex diagnostics
Does she still check this RUclips? I NEED HELP!!!!! IM SO FRUSTRATED IN CRYING.
Hello Coach! In Discretionary multiple coding, If there was an underlying condition that justified the manifestation, which code should be assigned 1st? The manifestation (eg: gangrene)? or the underlying condition (diabetes)? Thank you so very much! I'm a beginner to coding.
The underlying condition, such as diabetes, has a combination code that includes the manifestation. Look under Main Term "Diabetes" and then to the subterms, for the manifestation.
@@codemastercoach6636 Thank you!. So if it was a new visit, and this time we were treating only the gangrene and not the diabetes... should we still code main term Diabetes and then sub-term manifestation? Sorry! a little confused.
Yes, because "Diabetes" is still in the picture. Your patient still has diabetes and needs treatment.
@@codemastercoach6636 Thank you! 👍
Do you have any videos on coding plain old office visits and Emergency room visits?
That is a good idea but most of my subscribers don't yet know how to code. After they learn to code then I can bring in different settings to code for.
Well, technically I don’t really know how to code either. Lol. My online school just threw us into it. I’ll keep watching. ☺️
I was wondering if you could fill me in on HCPCS info. So if, for instance, your doctor gave a patient some sample packets of Zoloft in his office or clinic, would there be a specific drug code for Zoloft? I can't find a drug code for Zoloft, so do I go with hcpcs code J8489 prescription drug, oral, nonchemothreaputic, Nos?
Thanks ma'am you are a blessing so much information and its well explained God bless you
Thank you Emmysooto Official.
Thanks for helping me out.
You are very welcome.
Great information! Thank you!
Your welcome Cece Zavala.
Can you do something on CPt coding? Also coding injections, infusions and hydrations?
I definitely will. I want to build up to it and have a system for new coders to learn from the beginning up to advanced coding which will include CPT and HCPCs coding.
You are an angel.
Under the "discretionary coding", if the Dr. does not list DM, but it is elsewhere listed in previous billing and or the chart, would I "take the liberty" to list it? if so, should I inform the Dr. before doing it?
Yes, query the physician in writing. That way you have something in writing from the physician that states patient has DM.
Thank you.
Thanks for your videos. I finished my course using the ICD-9 this June 2016 and feel very cheated because the ICD-10 was already in use. Your like a free course to help me get through the new book.
I studied Vocational Nursing and worked in a hospital for many years. Do you think with that training I could be comfortable taking the CPC Or CCS?
Nina, I'd recommend the CPC first.
Good afternoon, so with the Rule Out, do you just ask the physician what to code for or go ahead and code for Appendicitis?
If his final diagnosis is "Rule out appendicitis" then you code the appendicitis. That's what the physician was treating.
Ok thanks, I am just really trying to get this why I can pass my CPC Exam and become certified and find a good job.
Hello, do you still email study guide to code?? Thank you in advance!
Hello CodeMaster Coach, can you provide me with a code that demonstrates an example of a code that has the inclusive measure of a code in Brackets
Wanda Green, look up main term "Cataract". You would used the additional code in brackets if it applies.
Hello CodeMaster, I have taken the test 5 times and still have not passed. Please help recommendations.
Ok having trouble finding additional codes any suggestions
Would that be possible to have the Terminology exercises as attachments so we can download and use it
Those videos were done two years ago. I will have to see if I still have the exercises.
I see this was videotaped in 2015 are you still send out the practice exercises in 2017? I email you for practice exercise volume 1 that was a few days ago. Thanks in advance for your response.
I apologize Joy Key. I put a video on the channel with a link to all of the lesson plans because I am really busy right now and can't respond to all of my videos. Look at my last video for the link to the exercises.
Thank you ❤️
Your welcome Monteal Nail Goddessatl.
How do you know how many codes to use?
I'm interested in the lesson plan... I emailed about two weeks ago.
Omg I am learning so much.
Do you have tips on how to pass the CPC exam
The two biggest that come to mind right now are know those guidelines at the beginning of each of the chapters of the CPT book. Those are on there especially the Anesthesia (P modifiers) and Path & Lab (panels). Also, for terms you don't know in medical terminology, pull out your code book and look up the term, and do not leave any question undone. Circle in an answer for all if time runs out. Do no leave any undone bubbles.
Im currently testing i need help
you are soooo gooddd tanks
I love your class Madam, I'm doing my medical billing and coding plz help me how I can use the book my teacher goes very fast she a good teacher, but I understand only 5% from her teaching, but I learn from your video little bit better. Plz help me thank you in Christ love laxman
Disorders and how to specify them.
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Thanks Leovic Rapirap.
show me how to lap my icd10 -cm
I don't tab my books because the tabs get in my way.
Hi madam please make a video on icd10 pcs root operations
That will be further down the line as I prepare students for the CPC first, which does not require PCS coding. But eventually, I will be covering PCS coding.
can you email me volume 1 and volume 2
The link to each of my Lesson Plans can be found in the video titled, "Links To Lesson Plans" on my channel.
You look beautiful and glowing