How much do you recall about recent coding changes? Once you’ve answered the quiz questions on page 3, compare your answers with the ones provided below. Answer 1: On Jan. 1, 2022, CPT® added the following definition of foreign bodies [...]
Time to put these new VWD, HIT, and HUS codes at your fingertips. Changes to the D50-D89 (Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism) code range in ICD-10-CM 2023 are extensive. And Oct. [...]
Question: A 12-year-old patient presented to our eye care practice after failing a school vision screening. The optometrist noted no issues with the patient’s vision and determined that the patient had no abnormalities. Which diagnosis code applies? New Jersey Subscriber [...]
Question: My physician documented that the patient has a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy of the high cervical region. Which ICD-10 code should I report on the claim? Michigan Subscriber Answer: You would report M50.01 (Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, [...]
Question: My surgeon documented that the patient has a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy of the high cervical region. Which ICD-10 code should I report on the claim? Ohio Subscriber Answer: You would report M50.01 for this diagnosis. Myelopathy defined: [...]
From macular degeneration to screenings, make sure you’re applying the right ICD-10 codes. All eye care practices are probably aware by now that you’ll be selecting your office and outpatient E/M codes based on either medical decision making (MDM) or [...]
ICD-10 makes over 400 changes effective this fall. When ICD-10 initially went into effect, many medical practices discussed the massive breadth of codes that went into it. However, the thickness of the manual didn’t mean that the codes within it [...]
Many codes for congenital deformities receive minor but important changes. The overall ICD-10-CM 2020 updates may seem sparse, but the pediatrics coding community may feel overwhelmed by the changes. Many frequently used codes are being updated, along with coding guidelines [...]
Know what’s going to affect your coding come October 1. While this year’s changes to the ICD-10-CM codes are mercifully few, their impact will certainly be felt in the peds coding community. That’s because a number of frequently used codes, [...]
This year’s diagnosis code revisions won’t hurt a bit. The good news about this year’s ICD-10-CM tabular addenda, which highlights changes to the 2020 code set, is that the changes are manageable. “The 2020 Tabular Addenda is only 36 pages, [...]
