Home care coverage for veterans is one step closer to improvement. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act (H.R. 542) by a vote of 415-5. “Under the bill, the cost of providing noninstitutional alternatives [...]
Question: A year after our surgeon excised a basal cell carcinoma on a patient’s left little finger, the patient returned complaining that the scar contracted her joint, causing difficulty bending the finger. The surgeon surgically released the contracture of the 2.3 [...]
Outpatient rehab providers brace for more than 1,000 new codes in 2017. Think your rehab practice or facility has aced ICD-10 just because you haven’t seen many denials since last October? Think again. CMS is about to get serious about [...]
Questions: Are there any new codes proposed for joint arthralgia in ICD-10-CM for 2017? Currently, ICD-10-CM offers no specific codes for pain in joints of the hand. Will this undergo a revision in 2017? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: In the present ICD-10 [...]
Wait for final code set to release in June. If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM 2017). The list is voluminous [...]
Some of your biggest shifts will be in orthopedics. Although your new edition of ICD-10 won’t be effective until Oct. 1, the Federal Register has already released the proposed new, revised, and deleted codes. The list includes a whopping 1,900 [...]
Question: Does the ICD-10-CM code set have new codes for gastrointestinal tumors? If so, which MS-DRG groups do they fall into? Colorado Subscriber Answer: Yes, the ICD-10-CM Code Set, applicable Oct.1, 2016, onwards, does offer seven new codes for gastrointestinal [...]
Wait for final code set to release in June If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM 2017). The list is voluminous [...]
Hint: You will now have to look at affected “eye” when reporting diabetic complications. If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM [...]
You’ll find brand new codes, such as these for Salter-Harris fractures. The CDC has posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM 2017), and just in case you don’t want to sort through about 2,000 new [...]
