WOUND DEBRIDEMENTS FOR INJURIES WITH CC DRG Code 902

Find out why the order of your symptom codes matters as much as your primary Dx. In your practice, you undoubtedly encounter patients grappling with the discomfort of difficult breathing. Often, your practitioner will have a list of symptoms or [...]

Question: A 24-year-old patient visited our urgent care facility with an acute exacerbation of asthma. The patient is having difficulty breathing and is wheezing. The patient tried to use their regular inhaler at home, but they didn’t respond to the therapy. [...]

Question: A 24-year-old patient visits an urgent care facility with an acute exacerbation of asthma. The patient is having difficulty breathing and is wheezing. The patient tried to use their regular inhaler at home, but they didn’t respond to the [...]

CMS explains HIS rules for transfers, submission problems. Transfer patients get a double helping of data under the new Hospice Item Set system. “Since a HIS-Admission and a HIS-Discharge must be completed for each patient admission (not each patient admitted) [...]

As hospices are getting the hang of Hospice Item Set submission, they are encountering multiple submission errors, says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its website. Problem: The most common errors hospices are making are 902: Invalid XML [...]

CMS confirms that the implementation date won’t be postponed. You are already aware of the ICD-10 system that’s planned to take effect on Oct. 1, but many pediatric practices have been holding out on preparing because they believe the date [...]

Hint: Identify symptoms and medication use for accurate reporting. When your internist diagnoses asthma, you’ll have to focus more on the severity of the condition to accurately report the diagnosis with ICD-10 codes rather than paying attention to the etiology [...]

Hint: Identify symptoms and medication use for accurate reporting. When your FP diagnoses asthma, you’ll have to focus more on the severity of the condition to accurately report the diagnosis with ICD-10 codes rather than paying attention to the etiology [...]

Hint: Identify symptoms and medication use for accurate reporting. Asthma is a common condition that you diagnose and treat at your pediatric practice, so it’s vital to know the specifics of reporting this condition using ICD-10 codes before the Oct. [...]

Hint: Identify symptoms and medication use for accurate reporting. Asthma is a common condition that you may diagnose and treat at your Part B practice, so it’s vital to know the specifics of reporting this condition using ICD-10 codes before [...]