Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
Primary Diagnosis Key When Reporting Biliary Colic
Question: The ob-gyn admitted a pregnant patient to the hospital for a short stay because of biliary colic. Should I code the colic and then incidental pregnancy? Nevada Subscriber Answer: If the colic was not complicating the pregnancy, then yes, you should report biliary colic (574.2x, Calculus of gallbladder without mention of cholecystitis) with a secondary code for incidental pregnancy (V22.2, Pregnant state, incidental). On the other hand, if the physician states that the colic is complicating the pregnancy, you should report an obstetric chapter code (for example, 648.93, Other current conditions classifiable elsewhere; antepartum condition or complication). Use the biliary colic code (574.2x) as a secondary diagnosis.
Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
- New CCI Takes Aim at Colposcopy and Biopsy Coding for Ob-Gyns
The latest version of the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) contains 55 new edits that [...] - Dont Throw Away Your Ob-Gyns Time:
: Report Well-Woman Exams and Problem-Oriented E/Ms Separately
You could be throwing away roughly $36 every time your patient presents for a well-woman [...] - You Be the Coder:
Biopsy Without Colposcopy
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Reader Question:
Alpha Interferon Coding Depends on Site
Question: Our ob-gyn injected Alpha Interferon, which the patient supplied, into six sites of her [...] - Reader Question:
Report Complications as Symptoms Until Diagnosed
Question: Which ICD-9 code should I use for hematuria as a complication of pregnancy? North [...] - Reader Question:
Conization Includes ECC
Question: Our ob-gyns routinely perform a cold knife cone biopsy followed by an endocervical curettage, [...] - Reader Question:
Use 57155 for Needle Placement
Question: Which code should we use for the actual placement of the needles for brachytherapy? [...] - Reader Question:
Primary Diagnosis Key When Reporting Biliary Colic
Question: The ob-gyn admitted a pregnant patient to the hospital for a short stay because [...] - Reader Question:
Q Codes Generally for Medicare Only
Question: Which CPT code should I use to report a pelvic exam, or is it [...] - Reader Question:
Use 76815 for Pregnancy Confirmation Ultrasound
Question: A patient came in for a pregnancy confirmation. We reported a 99212 E/M visit, [...] - CCI 9.1 Comprehensive/Component Codes
