by Pete Crutchley | Sep 2, 2015 | Medical Billing News
One colleague of a current MHM client called me and said he wanted to charge more for his services. First item on the agenda was to check what is being charged now. I offered to construct an MHM fee checker for him, amongst the items for consideration was CCSD codes...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 7, 2015 | Medical Billing News
If you find yourself stuck for a specific CCSD code, there is only one place to start in reality – www.ccsd.org.uk The CLINICAL CODING & SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT GROUP [CCSD] first appeared in 1997 following the appointment of a healthcare management consultancy...
by Pete Crutchley | Mar 12, 2015 | Medical Billing News
I took a phone call from a friend recently who works for one of the major insurance providers. He asked why I was still against the principal of open referral. The benefits for both patients and consultants were obvious in his view. Without being obtuse, I disagree....
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 27, 2015 | Medical Billing News
The response to a recent question. Consider if, during the initial consultation, a patient is advised surgery is required. The patient is therefore given a CCSD code equating to the surgical episode to quote to his or her insurance company. Following a conversation...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 20, 2014 | Medical Billing News
It actually happened too. Consider a CCSD code for a follow up consultation = 20310. Now consider the CCSD code for a ECG = 20110. A consultant surgeon couldn’t understand why he was not getting paid the right values for his follow up consultations i.e. £150. Instead,...
