Report 92943 and +92944 for chronic total occlusion. In the session “Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Diagnostics and Therapeutic Procedures” during Regional HEALTHCON 2022, speaker Tyler Griffeth, CPC, CPRC, coding consultant at Intermountain Healthcare, discussed many types of cardiovascular diseases and treatment options. [...]
Medicare Advantage plans may be finally catching on to the fact that covering non-medical home care services is a good idea for their members. So suggests a new report from The Long-Term Quality Alliance and research firm ATI Advisory. The [...]
CCI 2019 adds biopsy, care management, and psych test codes to the list. With 45,727 additions, 19,729 deletions, and 41 changes, the latest round of National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, effective January 1, was a lot to handle. Space [...]
CCI 2019 adds biopsy, care management, and psych test codes to the list. With 45,727 additions, 19,729 deletions, and 41 changes, the latest round of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, effective January 1, was a lot to handle. Space and [...]
CCI adds 2019 biopsy, care management, and psych test codes to list. With 45,727 additions, 19,729 deletions, and 41 changes, the latest round of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, effective January 1, was a lot to handle. Space and time [...]
One ophthalmologist in our sampling would lose $39,000 a year under the new proposal. Although eye care practices have the option of reporting either ophthalmological services codes or E/M codes for their patient encounters, many ophthalmologists and optometrists bill the [...]
Question: Could you explain how to report ICD-10 codes for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? Our coders have had a problem transitioning from ICD-9 to ICD-10 on our CTS claims. New York Subscriber Answer: ICD-10 premiered in October of 2015, but some coders [...]
Heads up: Don’t ignore categories with associated signs and symptoms. A patient who suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is experiencing a compression neuropathy. This compression can lead to paresthesia, pain, numbness, and other symptoms in the distribution of the [...]
Look to the tabular index for your best choice. When a patient suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), she has a compression neuropathy. This can cause paresthesia, pain, numbness, and other symptoms in the distribution of the median nerve, possibly [...]
Don’t miss this Excludes1 note under the G56 category. When your orthopedist treats carpal tunnel syndrome, you now have several diagnosis options, based on the patient’s situation. Take a quick glance at how these diagnosis codes transitioned under ICD-10 back [...]
