Home Health & Hospice Week

ICD-10:

7th Character Confusion Could Cost You In Case Mix

Home care coders must wrestle with their own scarlet letter during transition. As confusing as the current guidance — or lack thereof — is for the seventh character in ICD-10 coding, the direction to sometimes use “A” opens up even more issues. Problem: The lack of concrete guidance on selecting an appropriate seventh character in home health means that the [...]
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