Question: The practitioner’s notes indicate that the patient was treated for a “contracture of foot.” How do I choose a diagnosis code for this condition? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Per ICD-10, a “joint contracture results from connective tissue (tendon, muscle, ligament) that [...]
Question: The practitioner’s notes indicate that the patient was treated for a “contracture of foot.” How do I choose a diagnosis code for this condition? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Per ICD-10, a “joint contracture results from connective tissue (tendon, muscle, ligament) that [...]
Plus: Expect a rate increase in the neighborhood of 2.9 percent for 2024, Commission estimates. There’s a lot to unpack in the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s new report to Congress addressing hospice payment rates, and some of that baggage could [...]
Question: I have encounter notes that indicate the radiologist diagnosed the patient with contracture of the right foot after taking X-rays. What diagnosis code(s) do I need to assign? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: You’ll assign M24.574 (Contracture, right foot) to report the patient’s [...]
Question: The medical documentation indicates that my podiatrist treated a patient with “contracture of foot.” How do I choose the correct ICD-10-CM code for this condition? Florida Subscriber Answer: Per ICD-10, “Joint contracture results from connective tissue (tendon, muscle, ligament) [...]
Beware: Pay attention to the modifier indicators. If your New Year’s resolution is to avoid claim denials, then you should pay attention to the latest round of National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits. NCCI version 28.0 went into effect Jan. [...]
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider treated a patient with “contracture of foot.” How do I choose a diagnosis code for this condition? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: Per ICD-10, “Joint contracture results from connective tissue (tendon, muscle, ligament) that becomes stiff [...]
Use definitive code sets when calculi are present in the gall bladder and the biliary duct. Have you nailed down proper ICD-10-CM 2014 cholelithiasis coding? Check your progress by reviewing the answers to the quiz on page 51. Answer 1: [...]
Hint: Use different code sets when calculi are present in gall bladder and the biliary duct. When reporting a diagnosis of cholelithiasis using ICD-10 codes, you’ll base your code selection on presence or absence of cholecystitis, chronicity and on the [...]
Hint: Don’t code separately if the condition occurs with cholelithiasis or choledocholithiasis. When your gastroenterologist arrives at a diagnosis of cholecystitis, you will need know chronicity details to report this accurately when ICD-10 becomes effective Oct. 1, 2014. Note Reporting [...]
