Tool gives coders all the information they need for accurate code assignment.
Setting a standard for communication between the field clinician doing an assessment and the coder assigning ICD-9 codes can improve accuracy as well as reimbursement. Try using a coding worksheet like this one from Kristina Brown, RN, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D, owner and executive director of Advanced Home Care Coding in Denton, Texas.
Whether you share this information via a paper form or an electronic file, it gives coders what they need to know to code most accurately.
Diagnosis Coding Worksheet
