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Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
2005 Newsletter
CLIP 'N' SAVE: GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATES FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE STAGES
Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
CLIP 'N' SAVE:
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATES FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE STAGES
Published on Mon Oct 17, 2005
Use this handy chart to help select the correct code for each stage of chronic kidney disease.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
CODING UPDATE:
GET SPECIFIC WITH NEW CODES FOR KIDNEY DISEASE, DIABETES AND MORE
Code 996.4 now requires a fifth digit.
If you're still coding chronic kidney disease with 585 [...]
You Be the Coder:
WHICH CODE IS PRIMARY FOR HIP REPLACEMENT?
Question: You admit a patient from the hospital after a total right hip replacement following [...]
CLIP 'N' SAVE:
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATES FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE STAGES
Use this handy chart to help select the correct code for each stage of chronic [...]
Coding How To:
KEEP ABSCESS CODING FROM DRAINING YOU
Answering 'no' on M0482 doesn't mean you can't code as aftercare.
Are you answering "yes" to [...]
BILLING TIP:
KEEP YOUR CALENDAR HANDY WHEN BILLING WITH NEW CODES
Think you're prepared for the new and changed codes? If you haven't thought through the [...]
OASIS Tip:
DON'T LET ABSCESS CODING LOGIC BURST YOUR RISK ADJUSTMENT
Know when to say 'yes' to M0440.
When you're tempted to answer "no" to M0440 for [...]
READER QUESTIONS:
Keep Patient's Lower Extremities Covered
Question: We have a patient diagnosed with peripheral venous disease. This patient previously had ulceration [...]
READER QUESTIONS:
Pick Up These Pacemaker Coding Tips
Question: How do I code correctly for patients with cardiac pacemakers?
Answer: If the patient has [...]
READER QUESTIONS:
Keep Osteomyelitis Coding In Order
Question: We have a patient who has been referred to home health for IV antibiotics [...]
READER QUESTIONS:
Note Location When Coding Stasis Ulcers
Question: When coding stasis ulcers, when should I report 454.0? When should I code 459.81 [...]
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