Recovery from orthopedic surgery or post-orthopedic injury treatment is a structured process and continues for an extended period. Medical coding is essential to accurately document this part of the orthopedic treatment. One medically recognized code used for this period of rehabilitation is z47.89 diagnosis code (Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare), [...]
Last reviewed: October 2026 If you’re running a small clinic, you already know—it’s a juggling act. Patients, staff, supplies, insurance… and somehow, somewhere, someone has to make sure the money comes in. Believe us, we get it. At Prospect Healthcare Solutions, we’ve been in the trenches with dozens of small [...]
When I first joined medical billing years ago, I remember sitting in a cramped office with a lot of thoughts in my mind, listening to my supervisor explain why a payment suddenly disappeared from our aging report. I nodded, but honestly, I didn’t fully get it back then. It took [...]
Medical billing for mental health, well, it’s kind of like juggling while riding a bike. You have therapy sessions, psychiatry visits, telehealth, and insurance rules—sometimes it feels like one wrong move, and everything falls apart. But understanding mental health billing is honestly crucial if you want your practice to survive [...]
Accurate billing, compliance and financially stable healthcare companies are critical parts of today’s healthcare environment. A required tool to assist with all three of these items is a Medical Billing Audit Company. The Medical Billing process is very complex and continues to evolve, with added scrutiny from Payers and Regulatory [...]
Mental health providers in the United States require accurate billing of medical bills. A single coding mistake can result in a denial of claims, a slow payment, or compliance risks. This is the reason why knowledge of mental health CPT codes is very important to therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and billing [...]
The quality of medical coding has never been as significant as it is going to be in 2026. The code-based errors can no longer be tolerated in healthcare organizations due to the frequent updates of the codes, the tougher audits of payers, the value-based care concept, and the increased regulatory [...]
A Deep-Dive Conversation at Prospect Healthcare Solutions One of the Staff members at Prospect Healthcare Solutions leaned back in his chair, looking over a stack of billing reports, compliance updates, and federal guideline summaries. “You know,” he said with a half-smile, “the more I meet mental health providers across the [...]
It was a slow Tuesday morning at Prospect Healthcare Solutions when Dr. Ramirez, a primary care physician from Phoenix, called. “Hey, I just realized one of our former billing clerks might still have access to patient files. I’m worried. Could this be a HIPAA violation?” she asked, her voice tinged [...]
It was the first time a practice owner looked at me and said, “We don’t think we’re losing money. We just feel… behind.” That sentence comes up more often than you might expect. Not panic. Not anger. Just a quiet sense that something isn’t adding up. That moment is usually [...]