INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC DRG Code 020

How much do you recall about recent coding changes? Once you’ve answered the quiz questions on page 3, compare your answers with the ones provided below. Answer 1: On Jan. 1, 2022, CPT® added the following definition of foreign bodies [...]

Time to put these new VWD, HIT, and HUS codes at your fingertips. Changes to the D50-D89 (Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism) code range in ICD-10-CM 2023 are extensive. And Oct. [...]

Question: A 12-year-old patient presented to our eye care practice after failing a school vision screening. The optometrist noted no issues with the patient’s vision and determined that the patient had no abnormalities. Which diagnosis code applies? New Jersey Subscriber [...]

Question: My physician documented that the patient has a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy of the high cervical region. Which ICD-10 code should I report on the claim? Michigan Subscriber Answer: You would report M50.01 (Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, [...]

Question: My surgeon documented that the patient has a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy of the high cervical region. Which ICD-10 code should I report on the claim? Ohio Subscriber Answer: You would report M50.01 for this diagnosis. Myelopathy defined: [...]

From macular degeneration to screenings, make sure you’re applying the right ICD-10 codes. All eye care practices are probably aware by now that you’ll be selecting your office and outpatient E/M codes based on either medical decision making (MDM) or [...]

ICD-10 makes over 400 changes effective this fall. When ICD-10 initially went into effect, many medical practices discussed the massive breadth of codes that went into it. However, the thickness of the manual didn’t mean that the codes within it [...]

Many codes for congenital deformities receive minor but important changes. The overall ICD-10-CM 2020 updates may seem sparse, but the pediatrics coding community may feel overwhelmed by the changes. Many frequently used codes are being updated, along with coding guidelines [...]

Know what’s going to affect your coding come October 1. While this year’s changes to the ICD-10-CM codes are mercifully few, their impact will certainly be felt in the peds coding community. That’s because a number of frequently used codes, [...]

This year’s diagnosis code revisions won’t hurt a bit. The good news about this year’s ICD-10-CM tabular addenda, which highlights changes to the 2020 code set, is that the changes are manageable. “The 2020 Tabular Addenda is only 36 pages, [...]