Comments on: Rev Up Your Coding Career: Know What’s Next http://codingcareer.inhealthcare.com/my-skill-sharpener/rev-up-your-coding-career-know-whats-next/ News, tips, and secrets for a successful medical coding career Fri, 14 May 2010 18:02:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Editor http://codingcareer.inhealthcare.com/my-skill-sharpener/rev-up-your-coding-career-know-whats-next/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Editor Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:34:46 +0000 http://codingcareer.inhealthcare.com/?p=96#comment-13 Hi, Cindy: Thanks for writing in. We have a "sister" site that regularly posts specialty coding advice, including radiation oncology: http://codingnews.inhealthcare.com/. Like this site, its archives are code and keyword searchable, so I hope you'll stop by there with your questions. In the meantime, I'll forward your Dx coding question to our Radiology and Oncology Coding Editor, Deborah Dorton. She loves getting questions from readers, and often contributes to this site. Best, Erin Lang Masercola, PhD, CPC, Editor Hi, Cindy: Thanks for writing in. We have a “sister” site that regularly posts specialty coding advice, including radiation oncology: http://codingnews.inhealthcare.com/. Like this site, its archives are code and keyword searchable, so I hope you’ll stop by there with your questions. In the meantime, I’ll forward your Dx coding question to our Radiology and Oncology Coding Editor, Deborah Dorton. She loves getting questions from readers, and often contributes to this site.

Best, Erin Lang Masercola, PhD, CPC, Editor

]]> By: Cindy Hammerle http://codingcareer.inhealthcare.com/my-skill-sharpener/rev-up-your-coding-career-know-whats-next/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Cindy Hammerle Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:53:20 +0000 http://codingcareer.inhealthcare.com/?p=96#comment-12 I am a 6 year employee in a radiation oncology practice. Prior to that I had 8 years in a medical oncology practice. I was wondering if your organization would possibly add radiation as a specialty item in the near future. I do all the transcription for 5 facilities and currently the primary diagnosis coder for billing purposes. I would like to find clarification when coding a recurrence as in breast or lung recurrence. I have a clear understanding of metastases. Is recurrence code still as the primary site of original occurance but only specified by the 2 digits after the (.) that would make the difference from original diagnosis? Thank you for your assistance and any information that would understood by a lay person such as myself. I am a 6 year employee in a radiation oncology practice. Prior to that I had 8 years in a medical oncology practice. I was wondering if your organization would possibly add radiation as a specialty item in the near future. I do all the transcription for 5 facilities and currently the primary diagnosis coder for billing purposes. I would like to find clarification when coding a recurrence as in breast or lung recurrence. I have a clear understanding of metastases. Is recurrence code still as the primary site of original occurance but only specified by the 2 digits after the (.) that would make the difference from original diagnosis? Thank you for your assistance and any information that would understood by a lay person such as myself.

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