Question: How do we bill for nose bleed, which generally occurs due to acute hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx? Missouri Subscriber Answer: When there is an acute hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx, we call [...]
Remember you still have multiple procedure codes associated with diagnosis. Epistaxis – commonly known as nosebleed – occurs when there is acute hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx. When you still coded following ICD-9, you would report 784.7 [...]
Remember you still have multiple procedure codes associated with diagnosis. Epistaxis – commonly known as nosebleed – occurs when there is acute hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx. When you still coded following ICD-9, you would report 784.7 [...]
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. [...]
Make the grade in symptoms coding with these 4 tips. The clock is ticking, so are you set to welcome ICD-10 in October? With more than 70,000 codes, ICD-10 includes codes for almost every condition under the sun. “Due to [...]
Tip: Don’t throw away your current coding rule book after Oct. 1. You might need to code on the basis of signs and symptoms even under ICD-10. Despite anything you have heard to the contrary, the new diagnosis coding system [...]
You might need to fight for reimbursement. You can connect the same diagnosis with both the procedure and the E/M service as long as the documentation supports medical necessity for both, according to CMS rules. However, you will find that [...]
When you look forward to Oct. 1, you’ll be looking back at your existing signs/symptoms coding rules. Although you may have heard that ICD-10 includes a code for every condition under the sun, that news may have been exaggerated. In [...]
