Male infertility (606)

From vomiting to pressure ulcers, new codes debuted in October for these conditions. Although the 2020 ICD-10 codes have been in effect since October 1, it’s possible you haven’t had occasion to report many of them yet. Therefore, it’s a [...]

Never report injury codes from Chapter 19 for injuries that occur during a medical intervention. In Podiatry Coding and Billing Alert Vol. 11, No. 9, you learned all about the ICD-10 2020 codes and what you should expect in your [...]

Report new code L89.506 for pressure-induced deep tissue damage of an unspecified ankle. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how [...]

Incomplete Dx could mean denials. Whenever a patient has pain in any limb — arm or leg — you’ll be making your code choice from a single diagnosis coding family for just about every iteration of the condition. The code [...]

Denials likely to head your way without detailed Dx. If a patient has pain in any limb — arm or leg — there is a single diagnosis coding family for just about every iteration of the condition. The code set [...]

Primary diagnosis ban continues. Virtually nothing changes except the code numbers when you report the diagnosis for semen and sperm analysis under ICD-10 instead of ICD-9.  No matter how straightforward the change, you’ll still need to be ready when the [...]

Make sure your urologist is starting to put the details in his documentation now. When your urologist sees a patient for infertility and he documents that the patient has azoospermia, you have just one code to look at in ICD-9 [...]

Question: How should I code the following procedure documented by the urologist: "Cystoscopy, injection of seminal vesicale with methylene blue under transurethral ultrasound, using transurethral ultrasound guidance, and unroofing of verumontanum and transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts. Diagnosis: Low volume [...]

Register for these audioconferences on PPS therapy, diagnosis coding and billing. You have less than four months to prepare for the massive changes CMS has made to the prospective payment system, and your cash flow depends on knowing what is [...]

Register for these audioconferences on PPS therapy, diagnosis coding and billing. • “The Final Rule Is Here: Master Home Health PPS Changes for 2008.” Oct. 15, 1 pm ET, 90 minutes, www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=606. • “Standing on the Threshold: How the Final [...]