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Hear the difference between otalgia and otitis media. Pediatric conditions related to the ear are almost as common as colds, and knowing how to accurately code for these specialized conditions is one way to get your clean claim rate back [...]

Surgery type depends on specifics of condition. When a patient is suffering from craniosynostosis, surgery may be necessary as soon as possible — as this is a condition that affects newborns and infants and treatment windows can be narrow. Just [...]

Grab your answers and see if you really are an ENT coding expert. Once you’ve answered the four quiz questions starting on page 3, compare your answers with the ones provided below. Use Caution When Choosing Between ‘Other’ and ‘Unspecified’ [...]

Question: During a level-four office evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient, the provider diagnoses “histamine cephalitis, intract” This diagnosis has me stumped. How should I report this encounter? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: This is a diagnosis code that requires some [...]

Hint: Not all cataracts are age-related. The calendar is about to turn to a new year, but that doesn’t mean you have to learn another entirely new set of diagnosis coding guidelines. However, it is an excellent time to nail [...]

Grasp your lab’s contribution to final Dx. Whether your clinical lab receives a narrative diagnosis for a test order, or your pathologist makes a final diagnosis from a specimen exam, lab coders need to comprehend ICD-10-CM usage in many different [...]

From pyuria to travel situations, the new codes enable more specificity. If you’ve ever worried that the appropriate code for your patient’s situation simply does not exist, take heart: Some of the new ICD-10 codes going into effect Oct. 1, [...]

Plus, you’ll have new symptom codes to add to your coding cache. You’ve got a new list of ICD-10-CM codes to consider for 2020. Anyone who’s played the diagnosis coding game knows these codes go into effect on October 1, [...]

When a breast lump overlaps anatomical sites, use these new codes. You’ve got a new list of ICD-10 codes to consider for 2020. Anyone who’s played the diagnosis coding game knows that these codes go into effect on October 1, [...]

IPPE, AWV, and E/M key opportunities for education. The need for fall risk prevention counseling for our elderly population is pretty evident. Stats: The National Council on Aging (NCOA) estimates that in 2010 alone “over 20,000 people 65 and older [...]