There’s more to the condition than coding J02.-. Pharyngitis coding seems basic on the surface. When a patient sees your otolaryngologist for a sore throat, you turn to J02.- (Acute pharyngitis) and select the appropriate code from the four subcategories [...]
Find out how to code related conditions. Bacterial pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia, but figuring out which ICD-10-CM code to report can be tricky for even the most seasoned pulmonology coders. Revenue Cycle Insider examined the ICD-10-CM [...]
Hint: Sometimes a clinician’s judgement provides as much confirmation as a test result. It’s winter virus season again, and regardless of your provider’s specialty, you may encounter patients who are battling a virus. As a coder, it’s important to know [...]
Question: A patient reported to our practice with fever, muscle pain, sore throat, earache, cough, and a runny nose. Our provider documented the patient had probable influenza and otitis media. As the influenza diagnosis was “probable,” should I only code [...]
Hint: Exposure to smoking may be relevant. Coding pharyngitis may seem cut-and-dried, but sometimes you may find notes that leave you with more questions than answers. Luckily, ICD-10 guidelines try to account for situations with conflicting diagnoses or ambiguous terminology. [...]
Hint: Exposure to smoking may be relevant. Coding pharyngitis may seem cut-and-dried, but sometimes you may find notes that leave you with more questions than answers. Luckily, ICD-10 guidelines try to account for situations with conflicting diagnoses or ambiguous terminology. [...]
Question: A patient presented to our pulmonology practice with complaints of high fever, a cough with yellow sputum, headache, chills, and shortness of breath. The pulmonologist listened to the patient’s lungs and collected a sputum culture. The physician initially diagnosed the [...]
Question: When the physician diagnoses a patient with influenza with gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations, do I need to report two ICD-10 codes: one for the influenza and one for the GI issues? Wyoming Subscriber Answer: You’ll only need a single code, as ICD-10 [...]
Hint: Exposure to smoking may be relevant. Pharyngitis may seem like a cut-and-dry coding situation, but sometimes you may find notes that leave you with more questions than answers. Luckily, ICD-10-CM guidelines try to account for situations with conflicting diagnoses [...]
Follow this st(r)ep by step guide for spot-on coding of sore throat encounters. Winter is upon us, and now that the temperatures have dropped, your waiting room is getting increasingly crowded with patients who are severely affected by the cold [...]
