Do good results matter when not enough patients sign up? The Medicare Care Choices Model received multiple positive results, but it served so few people that it might not matter much. The pros: MCCM saves Medicare money. “Among enrollees who [...]
A larger diagnosis coding PDGM revamp is afoot. How will recalibration of key PDGM components affect your bottom line? You’d better check out the numbers to figure it out. “This rule touches several key areas of PDGM, from coding to [...]
Question: For how long after treatment can we use the cancer diagnosis code 183.0 for a patient of ovarian cancer who has completed treatment? Alabama Subscriber Answer: You should consider two options: 1. Code for primary malignancy 2. Code for personal history [...]
Question: The pathology report for our patient being investigated for ovarian cancer mentions “Serous tumor of low malignant potential (atypical proliferative serous tumor of ovary).” Can we report code 183.0 for this diagnosis? Florida Subscriber Answer: You should not use 183.0 (Malignant [...]
Question: The pathology report for our patient being investigated for ovarian cancer mentions “Serous tumor of low malignant potential (atypical proliferative serous tumor of ovary).” Can we report code 183.0 for this diagnosis? Florida Subscriber Answer: You should not use 183.0 (Malignant [...]
Ready algorithms for you to zap through the G codes CMS established G codes as part of HCPCS to report data when calculating quality measures – and they’re something every chiropractic group should be thinking of on a regular basis. [...]
Question: In a patient with ovarian tumor, our physician has documented a diagnosis of “Serous tumor of low malignant potential (atypical proliferative serous tumor of ovary).” Can we report code 183.0 for this diagnosis? Florida Subscriber Answer: You should not report code [...]
Question: The pathology report came back as “Serous tumor of low malignant potential (atypical proliferative serous tumor of ovary).” Should I use 183.0? Florida Subscriber Answer: No, you should not use 183.0 (Malignant neoplasm of ovary). This type of tumor is considered [...]
Laterality is the key to the right code. When reporting varicose veins in ICD-10, you have options with fifth and sixth character of the codes which make the codes far specific than the ICD-9 options. When your radiologist diagnoses varicose [...]
Check the index before reporting carcinoma in situ. You can expect to have a few more coding options for ovarian neoplasms once ICD-10-CM replaces ICD-9-CM. The key to identifying the most specific ICD-10-CM code will be knowing which ovary is [...]
