Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from “L trigger finger.” Is the trigger finger automatically the index finger? Or do I need to be more specific for a trigger finger diagnosis? Louisiana Subscriber Answer: You’ll need to be more specific [...]
Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from “L trigger finger.” Is the trigger finger automatically the index finger? Or do I need to be more specific for a trigger finger diagnosis? Louisiana Subscriber Answer: You’ll need to be more specific [...]
Question: A patient with trigger finger in their left index finger reports for a trigger point injection (TPI). The provider injects a single muscle twice to alleviate the trigger finger. How should I report the TPI? I was thinking 20552 [...]
Understand what happens if no diagnosis is discovered. In some cases, coding the diagnoses on an ophthalmology chart may be a simple task, particularly when the patient has one straightforward diagnosis that the physician clearly documents in the medical record. [...]
1 NOA works for all subsequent periods of care — and also could wreck them. You’ve got about seven months to get the new Notices of Admission for home health payment up and running, or you’ll risk the entire reimbursement [...]
If ulcer increases in severity during admission, report 2 codes. The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting offer so many helpful guidelines that can help you figure out how to appropriately report diagnosis codes on your claims. When it [...]
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the ED provider treated a patient for “laceration, peroneal muscle group, L lower leg” and “tendon strain, peroneal muscle group, L lower leg.” What is the correct coding for these diagnoses? Should I use one [...]
OIG Semiannual Report works through the naughty list. ‘Tis the season for the OIG to pile on the scrutiny for home health providers. The HHS Office of Inspector has released its Semiannual Report to Congress covering April 1 through Sept. [...]
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider treated a patient for “laceration, peroneal muscle group, L lower leg” and “tendon strain, peroneal muscle group, L lower leg.” What is the correct coding for these diagnoses? Should I use one ICD-10 [...]
Question: When and how should we use external cause codes? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: You should use ICD-10-CM external cause codes as secondary codes when the additional information about the patient’s condition is relevant to treatment and patient care. You [...]
