Hint: You’ll have new options for reporting severity and agitation. The ICD-10-CM codes going into effect Oct. 1, 2022, will provide many more options for documenting various forms of dementia. In fact, there are approximately 70 new codes addressing dementia! [...]
See how some existing codes are modified to make way for new codes. In addition to the scores of new codes you’ll need to learn prior to ICD-10 2023 implementation, there will also be several existing codes that will be [...]
Hint: Vascular dementia codes get more specific. The 2023 ICD-10-CM codes go into effect Oct. 1, 2022, at which point you will have the opportunity to report more specificity in vascular dementia, like the severity of the condition. Explore These [...]
Peruse these non-eye care code changes, as they will likely impact your reporting. Looking for new diagnosis codes to describe the conditions your ophthalmologist treats? There’s plenty on the way. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released [...]
Severity and type of disturbance will guide you to the correct code. A dementia diagnosis code can be the key to proving medical necessity for anesthesia or sedation when a service doesn’t usually require those services. The 2023 ICD-10-CM code [...]
Keep learning new codes to avoid falling behind. Another issue of Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert, another round of ICD-10 2023 stories. The basics: Since the World Health Organization (WHO) debuted its 1,500-plus additions, deletions, and revisions for 2023, [...]
Hint: Check for upward of 70 new codes. ICD-10 2023 will make significant changes to ICD-10 dementia coding by adding approximately 70 new codes that address dementia. Each classification will go from having only two codes to having approximately 25. [...]
Plus: Infection and inflammatory reaction choices have numerous changes. With the first official round of ICD-10 updates going into effect on Oct. 1, it’s crucial to spend the next two months preparing for the changes that will affect your practice [...]
Question: A patient is admitted with pneumonia. She also has acute respiratory failure. Which DRG should she be assigned? Arizona Subscriber Answer: The case is of pneumonia with a major complication/comorbidity (MCC). She has an MCC of 518.81 (Acute respiratory failure). This [...]
Plus: Document the specific reason for case cancellation. The descriptor for modifier 53 (Discontinued procedure) is simple enough, but do you know what constitutes a situation when a physician stops a procedure “due to extenuating circumstances or those that threaten the [...]
