Question: My podiatrist is treating a patient with diabetes who is also suffering from peripheral angiopathy. This patient has developed a severe stage 4 pressure sore on their right heel. Additionally, the wound has become gangrenous. I know coding the condition [...]
Question: My podiatrist is treating a patient who has diabetes and peripheral angiopathy and has developed a stage 4 decubitus ulcer on their right heel, which is also gangrenous. I understand that coding for this condition can be complicated, but could [...]
Question: I have a diabetic patient with peripheral angiopathy who has a stage 4 decubitus ulcer on his right heel. The wound has gangrene also. I know coding the condition is complex, but what order should I list the codes in? [...]
Report new code L89.506 for pressure-induced deep tissue damage of an unspecified ankle. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how [...]
Plus: See how much Medicare’s behavioural adjustments are stripping from base rate. If you thought your home health agency impact file outlining the Patient Driven Groupings Model’s effects is the full story, think again. Reminder: When the Centers for Medicare [...]
Interested in seeing where your state's spending is trending? You can check out recently released data resource from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary. The OACT breaks down health spending by state in new resources [...]
Interested in seeing where your state’s spending is trending? You can check out a new data resource from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary. The OACT breaks down health spending by state in new resources [...]
Detailed notes will help support added work and bring in the accurate pay. In order to reap the benefits from using modifier 22, you need to dig deep into your provider’s operative notes. Unless you can really show your provider [...]
The wrong diagnosis code could cost you $42 per patient. If your patient's Pap smear results return as abnormal or display insufficient cells, the ob-gyn likely will perform a repeat smear. Use proper E/M coding to get the payment you [...]
The wrong diagnosis code could cost you $42 per patient.If your patient's Pap smear results return as abnormal or display insufficient cells, the ob-gyn likely will perform a repeat smear. Use proper E/M coding to get the payment you deserve.Pap [...]
