ICD-10 Update:
Capture New Codes Mean More Specificity For Pneumoconiosis
Published on Thu Apr 26, 2012
Type of inhaled inorganic dust is vital for accurate coding.If your pulmonologist treats patients with occupational respiratory problems, you're likely to see pneumoconiosis diagnoses fairly frequently. Get a head start on coding this condition when ICD-10 codes come into effect by reviewing the advice below.Check for These Symptoms and TestsSome common symptoms that you are most likely to see in the documentation of a patient suffering from pneumoconiosis will include shortness of breath (R06.02, Shortness of breath), cough (R05, Cough), chest pain, difficulty in breathing (R07.1, Chest pain on breathing), wheezing (R06.2, Wheezing) and swelling in the feet (R60.9, Edema, unspecified).Your pulmonologist might order certain lab tests such as blood gases (82805, Gases, blood, any combination of pH, pCO2, pO2, CO2, HCO3 [including calculated O2 saturation]; with O2 saturation, by direct measurement, except pulse oximetry), sputum smear to check if the patient has tuberculosis and certain immune assays (86001, Allergen [...]
