Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

Plus, you can also add several new personal history V codes to your arsenal. This month you're faced with more than 350 ICD-9 changes. If you don't incorporate those changes into your coding, your practice could face denials and lost revenue. There are 311 new, 22 invalid, and 45 revised ICD-9 codes that took effect on Oct. 1, 2009, for fiscal year 2010. Three of the top changes you'll need to look out for are embolism and thrombosis additions, new neoplasm codes, and V and E code changes. Every dollar -- and every productivity hour -- counts these days, so we've scoured the diagnosis code changes for you. Here's what you need to know in podiatry to ensure you code properly now that Oct. 1 has come and gone. Get Specific in Vascular Surgery If your podiatrist deals with vascular problems, you have several new and revised embolism and thrombosis codes that [...]