HIV WITH EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC DRG Code 969
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- Reader Questions: Don’t Step Over This 2025 ICD-10 Update - (Aug 16, 2024)
Question: Are there any upcoming revisions or ICD-10 changes related to podiatry that I should be aware of? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: A few new codes have been added to the M65.9 section, which are related to disorders of the synovium and tendons. [...]
- BILL WATCH - (Oct 24, 2013)
The following House bills were introduced: H.R. 960. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to consolidate and restate the federal laws relating to the social health maintenance organization projects, to make such [...]
- Reader Questions: What Do You Do With Self-Ingested Overdose? - (May 05, 2011)
Question: A patient comes to the office after taking 15 Paxil, nine Ativan, and ingesting six or seven cocktails in an attempt to kill herself. She is lethargic, has low blood pressure, and isn't breathing steadily. What codes would describe [...]
- Reader Question: Know the Dx Codes for Self-Inflicted Poisoning - (Apr 27, 2011)
Question: A patient comes to the office after taking 15 Paxil, nine Ativan, and ingesting six or seven cocktails in an attempt to kill herself. She is lethargic, has low blood pressure,and isn't breathing steadily. What codes would describe this [...]
- ICD-9 2010: Master New Poisoning Codes by Learning Antidepressant Types - (Oct 01, 2010)
Come Oct. 1, say goodbye to catch-all 969.0 code. ICD-9 2010 contains several new additions to the poisoning by antidepressant code set. Avoid tainting your claims with invalid diagnoses: check out this list of new poisoning diagnoses, which will take [...]
- Examine Male Patients For Cognitive Impairment - (Aug 10, 2010)
You may want to look at your male patients a little more critically when filling out OASIS items related to cognitive impairment. A new National Institutes of Health study finds such impairment is more common in older men than older [...]
- ICD-9 Update: Your Non-Specific Transfusion Coding Hinges on Looking Here - (Jul 25, 2009)
Track data with these new poisoning codes, too. You can stop lumping multiple conditions under one code. ICD-9 2010 lets you provide more specific information to monitor health statistics -- and that's a good thing. Let our experts show you how [...]
- CODING 101 : Take a Closer Look at the New ICD-9 Codes Home Health will use Starting In October - (Jun 25, 2009)
Looking for new case mix codes? They could be just around the corner. If you've felt like your infection coding could use a tune-up, the new batch of ICD-9 codes delivers, with 12 new codes that target infections. And that's [...]
- Diagnosis Coding: GEAR UP FOR A SLEW OF NEW ICD-9 CODES IN OCTOBER - (Jun 08, 2009)
New diagnosis codes could provide additional case mix codes. If you've felt like your infection coding could use a tune-up, new ICD-9 codes deliver, with 12 new codes targeting infections. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, with 141 [...]
- ICD-9 CODING :Get Ready for 141 New ICD-9 Codes Effective Oct. 1 - (May 09, 2009)
Some of the new codes might even help you prepare for ICD-10. If you've got high hopes that you'll have a lot of new ICD-9 codes to use starting this fall, CMS delivers, with 141 new diagnosis codes debuting on [...]