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 [...]
Find out if batching requirements are too strict. On Dec. 23, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an amendment to the calendar year (CY) 2023 fee guidance for the Federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process of [...]
Expect the holiday crunch to crank up to ‘11’ this year, with OASIS-E and VBP debuting simultaneously Jan. 1. New OASIS-E information released by Medicare underscores how much extra work will be dumped on home health agencies’ plates in about [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
Question: Our physician performed stent exchange on a patient with stricture of the biliary duct because of stent blockage. What is the correct way to code this service? Am I correct to code 576.2 as the primary ICD9 code, and 996.59 [...]
Question: The surgeon treated a patient with a large choledochal cyst. The procedure involved an open cholecystectomy with en bloc excision of extrahepatic bile ducts (roux-en-Y reconstruction) with hepaticojejunostomy. What are the correct CPT and ICD-9 codes? Texas Subscriber Answer: [...]
Question: The surgeon treated a patient with a large choledochal cyst. The procedure involved an open cholecystectomy with en bloc excision of extrahepatic bile ducts (roux-en-Y reconstruction) with hepaticojejunostomy. What are the correct CPT and ICD-9 codes? Texas Subscriber Answer: [...]
Question: What diagnosis code would be appropriate for the removal of a biliary stent, with no mention of complication?South Carolina SubscriberAnswer: Two possibilities exist. You may use diagnosis code V58.82 (Other specified procedures and aftercare; fitting and adjustment of nonvascular [...]
