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 [...]
Start using new and revised codes Oct. 1, 2019. With 273 additions, 21 deletions, and 30 revisions to ICD-10-CM 2020, you can’t afford to ignore changes that could impact your lab. Remember: Pathologists often assign diagnosis codes based on findings [...]
Watch your spelling with one tiny descriptor shift. CMS has released the first look at updates to ICD-10-CM for the next year with so few changes to urology-associated diagnoses that they could be easy to miss. Here’s your quick look [...]
Every code can help justify your anesthesia provider’s service. The initial information about updates to ICD-10 for the next year has been released, with a few diagnosis changes that could come into play for anesthesia coders. Why it matters: There [...]
Do your own review, before lackluster certs lose you reimbursement. Will your physician certifications of terminal illness keep your reimbursement flowing? If not, you may be in for trouble as scrutiny of this area intensifies. The HHS Office Of Inspector [...]
Sidestep the most common pitfall from a recent OIG review. Don’t be surprised to see increased scrutiny of Notice of Election statements in the wake of a report covering the topic from the HHS Office of Inspector General. In a [...]
Medicare claims system fails to apply postacute transfer policy. Hospitals are feeling pressured on both sides of the home care discharge issue — which side will win out? On one hand: In a new report, the HHS Of-fice of Inspector [...]
You may see increased pushback from hospitals that had eluded proration of DRGs for patients discharged to home care. "A post-acute transfer edit in the Fiscal In-termediary Standard System (FISS) has been updated to add the home health agency CMS [...]
MAC collects $1 million for missed discharges to home care and other postacute providers. The OIG is hammering another Medicare contractor for failing to dock hospitals for patients who are discharged to home care, and the result could affect your [...]
