Coding the 6th character is a must. When your general surgeon treats a patient with a pressure ulcer, you will encounter numerous options as you strive to refine the diagnosis and procedure coding. We’ll look at one case together, reviewing [...]
Distinguish physician work from other providers’. When your general surgeon treats a patient for a pressure ulcer, a lot of choices will confront you as you try to narrow down the diagnosis and procedure coding. Look at the following case, [...]
Follow ICD-10-CM guidelines and note debridement descriptors. Consider a situation in which a patient presents with a pressure ulcer, or pressure injury, of the right heel. The provider notes tissue loss down to the bone with a necrotic wound and [...]
Be sure to pay attention to ICD-10-CM guidelines and debridement descriptors. A patient reports to your podiatrist with a pressure ulcer of the right heel. The podiatrist notes there is tissue loss that goes down to the bone; the wound [...]
Hint: Some will affect medical decision making (MDM). There are almost 1,500 ICD-10-CM changes scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1, 2022, and gastroenterology coders will soon have a handful number of new Z79 (Long term (current) drug therapy) codes [...]
Question: I am looking for the code(s) to report for the debridement of an infected stage IV decubitus ulcer of the left heel. The wound size is 32 square centimeters. Kansas Subscriber Answer: A decubitus ulcer, also known as a [...]
Hint: Always code associated gangrene first, for pressure ulcers, if applicable. Patients who are confined to a bed, chair, or wheelchair for a prolonged period of time often suffer from pressure ulcers, which occur from prolonged pressure on the skin. [...]
For “mucous polyp of cervix,” report this ICD-10 code. Polyps are small growths on the surface of the uterine wall or that might appear on the cervix, in the vaginal canal or even on the vulva that are easy to [...]
Plus: Cap changes are in the works. With major payment reform taking center stage in the 2016 hospice rule, don’t overlook other rule provisions that may greatly affect your pay. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to transition [...]
Plus: Cap changes are in the works. With major payment reform taking center stage in the 2016 hospice rule, don’t overlook other rule provisions that may greatly affect your pay. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to transition [...]
