Fix These Diagnosis Snafus to Snag Anesthesia/PM Pay
Published on Sat Feb 14, 2009
These steps help you hunt down reimbursement making V codes. Are you avoiding ICD-9s V code section because you dont think it applies to your claims -- or using back pain because you think the diagnosis supports an epidural? Think again. To stop omitting info that can help get a claim paid, or making common entry mistakes that can sink payment chances, try these tips. Follow Subterms to the Best Diagnosis Check out the following example of when V codes can help your claims, courtesy of Emma LeGrand, CPC,CCS, coding supervisor for New Jersey Anesthesia/Health Network Management in Florham Park. Lets assume you have a patient for prophylactic organ removal of an ovary. To get to the diagnosis code, you have several steps to take: 1. Search for the term Admission in the ICD-9 index. 2. Beneath the term Admission, reference the subterm for. 3. Follow your choices to the subterm [...]
