Question: A year after our surgeon excised a basal cell carcinoma on a patient’s right little finger, the patient returned complaining that the scar contracted her joint, causing difficulty bending the finger. The surgeon surgically released the contracture of the [...]
Question: Our physician saw a new patient with a complaint of right-sided extremity pain emanating from his shoulder to his elbow, wrist, and the joints of his hand. During an evaluation and management (E/M) service that included an expanded problem-focused [...]
Question: The physician saw a new patient with a complaint of right-sided extremity pain; more specifically, the patient complained of pain in his shoulder, emanating to his elbow, wrist, and the joints of his hand. During an evaluation and management [...]
Question: The physician saw a new patient with a complaint of right-sided extremity pain; more specifically, the patient complained of pain in his shoulder, emanating to his elbow, wrist, and the joints of his hand. During an evaluation and management [...]
Question: The PM specialist saw a new patient with a complaint of right-sided extremity pain; more specifically, the patient complained of pain in his shoulder, emanating to his elbow, wrist, and the joints of his hand. During and evaluation and [...]
Outpatient rehab providers brace for more than 1,000 new codes in 2017. Think your rehab practice or facility has aced ICD-10 just because you haven’t seen many denials since last October? Think again. CMS is about to get serious about [...]
Questions: Are there any new codes proposed for joint arthralgia in ICD-10-CM for 2017? Currently, ICD-10-CM offers no specific codes for pain in joints of the hand. Will this undergo a revision in 2017? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: In the present ICD-10 [...]
Wait for final code set to release in June. If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM 2017). The list is voluminous [...]
Some of your biggest shifts will be in orthopedics. Although your new edition of ICD-10 won’t be effective until Oct. 1, the Federal Register has already released the proposed new, revised, and deleted codes. The list includes a whopping 1,900 [...]
Wait for final code set to release in June If you are aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 (aka ICD-10-CM 2017). The list is voluminous [...]
