Incomplete Dx could mean denials. Whenever a patient has pain in any limb — arm or leg — you’ll be making your code choice from a single diagnosis coding family for just about every iteration of the condition. The code [...]
Denials likely to head your way without detailed Dx. If a patient has pain in any limb — arm or leg — there is a single diagnosis coding family for just about every iteration of the condition. The code set [...]
Question: How should I report a diagnosis of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder? Montana Subscriber Answer: It depends on the type of TMJ disorder, and the laterality of the condition. First, you’ll code unspecified TMJ disorders with one of the following [...]
Question: How should I report a diagnosis of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder? North Dakota Subscriber Answer: It depends on the type of TMJ disorder and the laterality of the condition. First, you’ll code unspecified TMJ disorders with one of the [...]
You saw how three ophthalmologists would fare under the proposed E/M payment changes —now check out what the impact would be to three optometrists whose data we sampled. Using the current E/M payment levels and comparing them to the proposed [...]
Question: How should I report a diagnosis of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder? Arizona Subscriber Answer: It depends on the type of TMJ disorder, and the laterality of the condition. First, you’ll code unspecified TMJ disorders with one of the following [...]
Question: How should I report a diagnosis of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder? Montana Subscriber Answer: It depends on the type of TMJ disorder, and the laterality of the condition. First, you’ll code unspecified TMJ disorders with one of the following [...]
Question: A patient reports for treatment of limb pain. What steps should I take to arrive at the most accurate diagnosis? Alaska Subscriber Answer: First, you’ll need to try and get some more specifics from the provider about the area and type [...]
Arm yourself for coding battle with this limb pain primer. Since ICD-10’s implementation, patients reporting to your practice with limb pain are more of a coding challenge than ever. Why? Specificity might dictate that you use more than a single [...]
ICD-10 presents chance for greater specificity on extremity pain. Coding for limb pain when ICD-9 was still the diagnosis law of the land was complicated enough. Since ICD-10’s implementation, however, limb pain patients are more of a potential coding challenge [...]
