Meet Your Expert
Kim is an independent coding and reimbursement consultant, providing audit, training and oversight of coding and reimbursement functions for physicians. Kim completed three years of pre-medical education at the University of Alabama before she decided that she preferred the business side of medicine.
She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Management and went on to obtain certification through the American Academy of Professional Coders and the American Health Information Management Association.
Recognizing the important position of compliance in today’s world, she has also obtained certification as a Certified Healthcare Compliance Consultant and a Certified Healthcare Audit Professional. Kim is also an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM trainer and has recently earned a Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law.
For over twenty-five years, Kim has worked with providers in virtually all specialties, from General Surgery to Obstetrics/Gynecology to Oncology to Internal Medicine and beyond. She has spoken at the national conference for numerous organizations.
Training Sessions by Kim Huey
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You can't afford to keep putting modifier 59 on every multiple code claim — insurers have taken notice of this improper use and started invoking huge penalties. Yes, doing your due diligence to determine if modifier 59 is appropriate takes time. But with the right strategies and practical advice, you can keep your practice out of hot water. Here are […]
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You can now get paid more for helping your patients manage their chronic pain – if you know how to correctly utilize the new 2023 codes G3002 and G3003. These new codes make it easier for you to justify and get paid for the chronic pain management services you provide. How? Unlike billing for other chronic pain services, Medicare has […]
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CMS auditors recently reported large-scale surgical modifier payment errors. This means that auditors are putting your surgical claims under a microscope. They are hoping to catch your mistakes, help CMS recoup the money paid to you in error – and get their large commission. Dissecting surgical notices for clues to determine if you should or shouldn’t use a modifier is […]
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You can’t just choose a modifier that fits—you must choose the one that fits the best, or you’ll lose out on both reimbursement and the extra time it takes you to rework the claim. The problem is that the subtle differences between modifiers makes it extra tricky to keep their definitions straight and apply them correctly. This is where coding […]
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