Here’s your second look at how familiar codes will change in October. The time until the new ICD-10 updates go into effect is counting down, with October 1 as the official implementation date. Last month we looked at how your [...]
Heads up: Your choices are more specific than in the past. All your years of diagnosis coding based on ICD-9 meant you had three choices for patients who had neuritis or radiculitis: 724.4 (Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis unspecified), [...]
Heads up: Remember to do this if the patient condition includes radiculopathy. Neuritis means a nerve inflammation or general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system, while radiculitis means the patient has pain radiating along the nerve paths due to inflammation [...]
Educating yourself about anatomy can help you pinpoint codes. Trigeminal and occipital nerve blocks for headache treatment are both common procedures for pain management specialists or neurologists. But do you understand the difference? Read on for the lowdown that will [...]
Focus on these differences to better pinpoint codes. Trigeminal and occipital nerve blocks for headache treatment are both common procedures for pain management specialists. But do you understand the difference? Read on for the lowdown that will help you better [...]
Harness occipital and trigeminal nerve blocks with 64400 and 64405 If you code for bilateral occipital or trigeminal nerve blocks as a headache-relief service to your patients, there are a few landmines to sidestep to ensure proper coding and reimbursement. [...]
ICD-10 will offer more specific codes for affected regions in the spine. ICD-10 will not offer a one-to-one match for neuritis or radiculitis. However, it isn’t as difficult to find the right code. Here is what you can anticipate in [...]
If the patient condition includes radiculopathy, do this. Neuritis means a nerve inflammation or general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system, while radiculitis means the patient has pain radiating along the nerve paths due to inflammation of the spinal nerve [...]
Check those details to narrow your ICD-10 choices. The majority of spinal stenosis cases affect the low back, or lumbar spine. It’s good to know how to code less common cases, however, such as spinal stenosis in the cervical region. [...]
ICD-10 will offer multiple stenosis options. When your physician diagnoses spinal stenosis, it means the patient has a narrowing of space in the spine that causes pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. The majority of cases occur in the [...]
