Texts proved crucial in $1.75 million fraud settlement. An upscale senior living company accused of sharing its early COVID vaccinations with rich potential donors instead of its nursing home patients is expanding its hospice footprint in Florida. “After helping patients [...]
Proponents of home infusion have new study results to boost their case. “Option Care patients treated with immunoglobulin (IG) therapy at home with a high level of clinical oversight had better outcomes compared to others receiving the therapy,” according to [...]
Submit 76080 for radiological assistance. Drainage catheters can be difficult to report if you neglect the anatomical location of the structure being drained. You also need to clearly define the extent of services for your radiologist — and that’s not [...]
Hint: Don’t forget to identify the etiology and report it separately. When your gastroenterologist diagnoses peritoneal abscess, you should continue to report it in ICD-10 in the same manner that you followed with ICD-9. Pay attention to the other terms [...]
Hint: Choose from another additional four codes if anatomical location is not specified. When your clinician diagnoses diverticulitis, choose the right ICD-10 codes based on anatomical location and hemorrhage as you did with ICD-9, while also factoring in the presence [...]
In Table 3 of the 2014 Home Health PPS Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services lists the deleted codes most used in 2012. The top deleted codes used were: 1. 401.0 (Malignant essential hypertension), 34,207 episodes; 2. [...]
Bone up on OASIS accuracy to help soften the blow. Despite hearty protests from the industry, CMS has slashed 170 diagnosis codes from the prospective payment system case mix calculation for 2014. Get the Background on the Cuts Last summer, [...]
Examine your claims to make sure you’re using these codes correctly. In Table 3 of the 2014 Home Health PPS Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services lists the deleted codes most used in 2012. The top deleted [...]
Your coding and OASIS accuracy are more important than ever. It’s official: CMS will slash 170 diagnosis codes from the prospective payment system case mix calculation in 2014. Get the Background on the Cuts This summer, the Centers for Medicare [...]
Hint: Choose from another additional four codes if anatomical location is not specified. When your clinician diagnoses diverticulitis, choose the right ICD-10 codes based on anatomical location and hemorrhage as you did with ICD-9, while also factoring in the presence [...]
