Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient has a solitary bone cyst on their shoulder. What is the best diagnosis code for this patient? Illinois Subscriber Answer: With the information you presented, you can get to M85.41- (Solitary bone cyst, shoulder). You [...]
Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient has a solitary bone cyst on their shoulder. What is the best diagnosis code for this patient? Illinois Subscriber Answer: With the information you presented, you can get to M85.41- (Solitary bone cyst, shoulder). You [...]
Consider the ulcer’s type and condition upon admission. Encounters involving non-pressure ulcers are a common occurrence in a podiatrist’s work. However, the frequent contact with these conditions does not necessarily guarantee their accurate reporting and reimbursement. Below we will take [...]
Hint: Don’t forget you may need to query a physician. Compare your answers with these solutions. Solution 1: The key to correctly coding this scenario is knowing whether the patient has two distinct lesions, or if the cancer is overlapping [...]
Hone your skills with the following solutions. After you’ve answered the preceding quiz questions, compare your thoughts with the following expert responses. Solution 1: The key to correctly coding this scenario is knowing whether the patient has two distinct lesions, [...]
See if your ICD-10-CM guideline knowledge is passable. After you’ve answered the quiz questions on page 3, compare your answers with the following solutions. Solution 1: The key to correctly coding this scenario is knowing whether the patient has two [...]
See if it’s time to brush up your ICD-10-CM guideline knowledge. Once you’ve answered the quiz questions on page 3, compare your answers with the ones provided below. Answer 1: The general guidelines accompanying ICD-10-CM Chapter 2 tell you that, [...]
Question: Our surgeon saw a new patient with a chief complaint of left shoulder pain. The surgeon performed an E/M service that lasted 43 minutes and involved low-level medical decision making (MDM). Based on the exam, the surgeon orders a computed [...]
Question: A patient reports to the ED complaining of left shoulder pain. The provider performs an evaluation and management (E/M) service that involves a detailed history, examination and moderate-complexity medical decision making (MDM). Based on the E/M, the provider orders a [...]
Question: A new patient reports to the orthopedist complaining of left shoulder pain. The provider performs an evaluation and management (E/M) service that lasts 43 minutes and involves low-level medical decision making (MDM). Based on the E/M, the orthopedist orders a [...]
