HEART TRANSPLANT OR IMPLANT OF HEART ASSIST SYSTEM WITHOUT MCC DRG Code 002

Tip: Check VA financial enrollment, then evaluate billing. If you are treating patients under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) and not receiving reimbursement, ensure electronic funds transfer (EFT) is properly set up [...]

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 [...]

Understanding clinical terms, laterality, and instructions will steer you in the right direction. The otitis media (OM) codes can be a real test of your clinical and coding understanding. But these four ICD-10 hacks will help you quickly hone in [...]

Tip: Make risk management a priority in 2021. You might think that a pandemic would impede HIPAA enforcement, but you’d be wrong. In fact, as COVID-19 hits its third-wave stride, the feds seem to be trending up rather than down. [...]

Bill gives providers more time to repay loans. If you’ve put COVID-19 payment recoupment on your fall to-do list, you may have some more time. Backtrack: Last spring, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded its Accelerated and [...]

Use these codes beginning Oct. 1. There are myriad new codes for you to incorporate into your general surgery practice in the 2020 ICD-10-CM update. Use this expert advice to better understand the top codes you need to know as [...]

Start using new and revised codes Oct. 1, 2019. From history of cancer to cardiovascular diagnoses, you’ll find plenty for your general surgery practice to master in the 2020 ICD-10-CM update. Let our experts guide you through the top codes [...]

See the huge variety of new codes that’s in store for you. On the surface, 2020 is presenting as a somewhat tame year in terms of new, revised, and deleted ICD-10-CM code standards. However, a more in-depth glimpse into the [...]

No specialty is safe when it comes to ICD-10-CM 2020. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM is just around the way. As summer rolls around, you’ve become accustomed to getting an in-depth glimpse at the most important changes, and this year’s [...]

Stay afloat by getting familiar with each respective code set now.  October 1, 2019 is just around the way, and with it comes a brand-new set of ICD-10-CM codes for otolaryngology coders to implement in their practices. Fortunately, the otolaryngology [...]