Diagnosis Coding:
Top 10 Diagnosis Codes Deleted From PPS Case Mix
Published on Thu Jan 16, 2014
Examine your claims to make sure you’re using these codes correctly. In Table 3 of the 2014 Home Health PPS Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services lists the deleted codes most used in 2012. The top deleted codes used were: 1. 401.0 (Acute posthemorrhagic anemia), 26,547 episodes; 3. 578.9 (GI tract Hemorrhage), 23,650 episodes. 4. 560.9 (Unspecified [...]