Know the ins and outs of coding the conditions and treatments. As a gastroenterology coder, you’re bound to receive medical records that require the coding of intestinal fistula diagnoses and repairs. In this article, Revenue Cycle Insider dissects the appropriate [...]
Learn the anatomy of the code sets for each condition. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that can include several different diagnoses, most commonly, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The coding for the two conditions is pretty straightforward once [...]
Learn the anatomy of the code sets for each condition. Many coders encounter diagnoses of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) because the term encompasses several diagnoses, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Coders can look at the symptoms documented by the [...]
Learn the anatomy of the code sets for each condition. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that can include several different diagnoses, most commonly, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. How you code these diagnoses and the symptoms associated with [...]
Master the codes before federal regulations change. As a radiology coder, you’ll want to take special interest in 18 new codes in the 2024 ICD-10-CM code set. Effective Oct. 1, 2023, you’ll use codes in the R92.3- (Mammographic density found [...]
Don’t let these changes become an October surprise. The 2024 update to ICD-10-CM isn’t large as a whole, but there is a lot in it that will affect oncology coding. From some new benign neoplasm codes to new family history [...]
Medical terminology will help you code these conditions more easily. Your podiatrist is likely to see patients with a variety of foot and ankle ulcers. In Podiatry Coding Alert Volume 15, Number 4, we looked at code choices for pressure [...]
Care planning-related deficiencies top surveyors’ lists. The survey climate for hospices is getting worse, and that trend is only bound to intensify in the wake of the HHS Office of Inspector General’s latest reports on hospice surveys. So indicates the [...]
If you meet certain survey criteria, the watchdog agency wants extra eyes on you. Policy- and lawmakers will refer to statistics from the HHS Office of Inspector General’s latest reports on hospice surveys when deciding on a multiple of topics [...]
As of April 17, Medicare is using a new interest rate for under- or overpayments. Following a Department of Treasury notice, the Department of Health and Human Services is now using a 10.375 percent rate, according to recent transmittal 313. [...]
