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Ethical Profiling By Medical Assistants

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Medical assistants usually do not preform medical coding as a regular part of their job. When entering codes it is important that you enter the correct one. If you enter the wrong code the patient could get billed for a service that they did not receive. If the code is entered incorrectly the patient could get billed something more expensive. The insurance company is also likely to deny the claim that the medical assistant had sent. If the claim is denied, they should go back and review the information. If they find the error they should go through and fix the mistake, then resend it to the insurance company. (Beamen, 2015) I agree with the statement that the patient could be wrongly charged. The insurance company is also likely to deny

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