Test yourself with these two sticky situations. With almost 250 different diagnosis codes to choose from, it’s no wonder that diabetes is among the most difficult diseases to code. And with so many variables, coding for ophthalmic complications of diabetes [...]
Learn how you’ll report intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy as of October 1. Although you may think a handful of new intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) codes may mean that this year’s ICD-10-CM update doesn’t offer you much to learn, you [...]
Question: One of our doctors provided the following diagnosis for a diabetic patient: “patient has type 1 diabetes in good control but with frequent hypoglycemia.” This seems contradictory – if the diabetes is under good control, why is the patient [...]
Hint: Proposal would cause one practice in our sampling to lose $25,000 in a year. If your practice often complains about the limitations that the 1995 and 1997 E/M guidelines place on E/M coding, CMS may have delivered a gift [...]
Overlooking the underlying cause can put your bottom line in jeopardy. Infections or dislocations in the replaced hip can happen — which means you have to know how to reflect these situations in your claims. Our experts break down how [...]
Question: The patient saw the OB nurse for her first visit for this pregnancy and gives the nurse her LMP. Before patient sees a provider, a maternal fetal medicine provider sends her for an ultrasound. The nurse gives patient EDD of [...]
Don’t miss this Excludes1 note underneath M25.6. If you’re used to reporting 719.5x right now, then you should know that your stiffness in joint NEC codes explode after October 1. ICD-9-CM Codes: Currently, you should report these codes with: 719.50, [...]
Instead of both types of diabetes having the same base number, they’ll each have their own. Don’t sigh when you look at the number of ICD-10 diabetes codes because their organization will be easier to search through. The codes will [...]
Question: What is the diagnosis code for spotting when a patient is 17 weeks pregnant? Codify Subscriber Answer: You have several options for reporting spotting in pregnancy, and it will be up to the physician to determine which situation applies to the [...]
Never skip the underlying cause, infections, or dislocations. If you’re overlooking the underlying cause for the replacement surgery and any infections or dislocations in the replaced hip, then you could be leaving precious dollars your physician ethically deserves on the [...]
