ALLERGIC REACTIONS WITH MCC DRG Code 915
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- Neurosurgery Spotlight: Note Updates For These Dx Codes - (Aug 06, 2019)
Look to Z Code additions for these situations. Your neurosurgery practice depends on showing the correct documentation of your services for payer reimbursement. Employing these key ICD-10 code updates will go a long way in ensuring that the claims you [...]
- ICD-10 Focus: Look to New Cardiology Codes Now - (Aug 06, 2019)
Get the scoop on the nearly here 2020 ICD-10-CM changes. CMS recently released the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out some of the new codes you may [...]
- ICD-10 Update: Congenital Pes Cavus, Enthesopathy Diagnoses Top Your New Podiatry ICD-10 Codes - (Aug 05, 2019)
Report new code L89.506 for pressure-induced deep tissue damage of an unspecified ankle. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how [...]
- ICD-10 Update: Atrial Fibrillation, Embolism and Thrombosis Additions Top Your New Cardiology ICD-10 Codes - (Jul 24, 2019)
Dig into new atrial fibrillation codes I48.11 and I48.19. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how these new codes and [...]
- ICD-10-CM: See New Eye Fracture, Poison Codes Available Oct. 1 - (Jul 24, 2019)
CMS offers new code options for pulmonary embolisms in 2020. Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the ICD-10-CM code list for 2020. The expansions, revisions, and updates include almost 400 changes and go into effect [...]
- ICD-10-CM Coding: Check Out New Heatstroke, Poisoning Code Options Available Oct. 1 - (Jul 18, 2019)
The 2020 diagnosis code list includes nearly 400 changes. CMS is expanding your coding options effective Oct. 1, thanks to almost 400 changes and updates to the ICD-10-CM code list. The agency published the full listing of codes in mid-June, [...]
- ICD-10 Update: New Neurostimulator Z-Code, Cervical Disc Disorder Revisions Top Neurosurgery ICD-10 Options - (Jul 16, 2019)
Presence of a sacral nerve neurostimulator will be included under code Z96.82. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how these [...]
- Diagnosis Coding: Look for New Pulmonary Embolism, Poisoning Codes on Oct. 1 - (Jul 02, 2019)
The 2020 diagnosis code list includes nearly 400 changes. From heart conditions to bone injuries to overdoses, emergency departments see it all – and coding those conditions can be challenging, particularly when the ICD-10 code set has its limitations. Fortunately, [...]
- Procedure Coding: Make the Right Choice for Foreign Body Removal Procedures - (Oct 17, 2013)
Location and means of extraction will usually determine the code selection A common presentation to the ED involves extracting a foreign body that the patient is unable to remove on his own. To finesse your FBR coding, you’ll need to [...]
- Reader Question: Blisters May Not Be Listed As 'Ischemic' - (Jul 08, 2013)
Question: I’m coding a case of treatment for an ischemic blister of the right great toe? I can’t find "blister" under "ischemic" in the ICD-9 index. Is the best choice 915.3? Florida Subscriber Answer: The correct choice is 917.2 (Superficial injury [...]