OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS DRG Code 951
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- Reader Question: Don't Overlook Different Code Choices for Alcohol Induced Psychosis in ICD-10 - (May 27, 2014)
Question: Our psychiatrist recently saw a patient for psychosis. The patient had a chronic history of alcoholism and a history of alcohol use for the past 15 years. Our clinician noted a family history of alcohol use. There is no family [...]
- Reader Question: Don't Overlook Different Code Choices for Alcohol Induced Psychosis in ICD-10 - (Apr 17, 2014)
Question: Our psychiatrist recently saw a patient for psychosis. The patient had a chronic history of alcoholism and a history of alcohol use for the past 15 years. Our clinician noted a family history of alcohol use. There is no family [...]
- Reader Question: Don't Overlook Different Code Choices for Alcohol Induced Psychosis in ICD-10 - (Mar 19, 2014)
Question: Our psychiatrist recently saw a patient for psychosis. The patient had a chronic history of alcoholism and a history of alcohol use for the past 15 years. Our clinician noted a family history of alcohol use. There is no family [...]
- Mental Disorders:Don't Have A Seizure Over Choosing Dx for Mental Disorder Presentations In The ED - (Dec 09, 2013)
Watch for specificity in documentation to select the most granular code listed for substance abuse related visits. A big challenge in coding for mentally ill ED patients is assigning a diagnosis based on the ED presentation and the current mental [...]
- ICD-10 Coding: Don't Have A Seizure Over Choosing Dx for Mental Disorder Presentations In The ED - (Nov 25, 2013)
Watch for specificity in documentation to select the most granular code listed for substance abuse related visits. A big challenge in coding for mentally ill ED patients is assigning a diagnosis based on the ED presentation and the current mental [...]
- Reader Question: Nerve Conduction Studies - (Dec 30, 2012)
Question: Weve been receiving denials for tests such as nerve conduction studies (NCS) and somatosensory evoked potentials because we apparently performed the tests too soon (or too long) after an injury occurred. What is the proper timing to perform these [...]
- Industry Note: Federal Court Shoots Down Challenge To Extrapolation - (Apr 13, 2012)
Gentiva Health Services Inc.' challenge to an extrapolation case has been shot down in federal court. Background: A Medicare contractor in 2007 reviewed 30 claims from Gentiva agency Her-itage Home Health and found a "sustained or high level of payment [...]
- TRANSMITTALS: Speak Up To Keep Bad Local Policies From Spreading - (May 28, 2006)
Stop using the obsolete QV modifier for PET scansIf you like your carrier's Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for a particular service, now you can encourage Medicare to adopt it nationally. New LCDs may be eligible to be National Coverage Determinations [...]
- CMS: Speak Up To Keep Bad Local Policies From Spreading - (May 15, 2006)
Stop using the obsolete QV modifier for PET scans.If you like your carrier's Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for a particular service, now you can encourage Medicare to adopt it nationally. New LCDs may be eligible to become National Coverage Determinations [...]
- Reimbursement: CAP-RELATED BONUSES A NO-NO, PRRB AFFIRMS - (May 13, 2003)
In the murky world of owners' compensation, at least one thing seems clear; if you gave yourself tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses under cost-based reimbursement, you'd better be prepared to defend them. Regional home health intermediary Cahaba GBA [...]