Wait for final code set to release in June. If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM 2017). The list is voluminous [...]
October revisions will keep the denials at a minimum. Remember how you had thought you had lost a code for when a laparoscopic surgery becomes an open one? ICD-10 will resolve this as of October 1, when you’ll add Z53.31 [...]
Wait for final code set to release in June If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM 2017). The list is voluminous [...]
Hint: You will now have to look at affected “eye” when reporting diabetic complications. If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM [...]
Get ready to specify ovarian cyst laterality in October. Remember how you had thought you had lost a code for when a laparoscopic surgery becomes an open one? ICD-10 will resolve this as of October 1, when you’ll add Z53.31 [...]
Get ready to specify ovarian cyst laterality in October. Remember how you had thought you had lost a code for when a laparoscopic surgery becomes an open one? ICD-10 will resolve this as of October 1, when you’ll add Z53.31 [...]
Question: Is the ICD9 code for extra-pulmonary TB 011.8(fifth digit)? The documentation read "the TB was found in lymph node smear from neck, AFB stained, that the beaded acid fast bacteria represent mycobacterium TB." Kentucky Subscriber Answer: Whenever you have [...]
Observe minor changes to the inclusion lists for esophagitis.Acid reflux and heartburn are common symptoms that can be associated with many different conditions, one such being eosinophilic esophagitis, an inflammatory condition of the esophagus. Since acid reflux is a common [...]
Observe minor changes to the inclusion lists for esophagitis.Acid reflux and heartburn are common symptoms that can be associated with many different conditions, one such being eosinophilic esophagitis, an inflammatory condition of the esophagus. Since acid reflux is a common [...]
Several factors that affect coding come into play when pulmonologists treat the pulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including transfer of care, addressing certain diseases as part of the condition, and proper diagnosis coding. SLE is a chronic multisystemic [...]
