Known or suspected fetal abnormality affecting management of mother (655)

Question: Providers in our healthcare practice make it a priority to document social determinants of health (SDOH) during our patient encounters. However, the medical coding and billing service doesn’t always report the SDOH factors. How can we encourage the medical coders [...]

Don’t miss new coding options for vehicle accidents, either. There are myriad new codes for diagnoses surrounding substance use and abuse, helping coders expand the patient narratives of health and care. Look, too, for the new options for V codes. [...]

Another well-represented group in 2023 is 2-wheeled vehicle accident diagnoses. Coders should look at the new list of codes for patients that report with a consumption or poisoning issue related to substance use. Why? ICD-10 2023 has new codes aimed [...]

Also, see how well 2-wheeled vehicle accidents are represented in 2023. ED coders will want to start looking into updating their coding for patients that report with a consumption or poisoning issue related to substance use. ICD-10 2023 has a [...]

Keeping track of all the variables involved can be challenging. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4.2 million Americans suffer from diabetic retinopathy (DR), and 655,000 have vision-threatening retinopathy. It is the leading cause of new [...]

Make sure you understand this Phase 2 requirement to avoid being cited F655. Make sure you’re prepared for the implementation of Phase 2 requirements before Nov. 28, 2017. Learn about what mistakes an MDS coordinator or nurse assessment coordinator might [...]

The timing of one fix will withhold some SIA payments until this summer. Medicare has already reported one reimbursement glitch related to new hospice payment rules that took effect Jan. 1, and it appears there are more that have yet [...]

The timing of one fix will withhold some SIA payments until this summer. Medicare has already reported one reimbursement glitch related to new hospice payment rules that took effect Jan. 1, and it appears there are more that have yet [...]

Your 655.7x diagnoses will expand to encompass specific fetuses. Pregnant patients may present to your ob-gyn practice complaining of decreased fetal movement, which may prompt the physician to order a fetal non-stress test (NST). To support this service, you should [...]

Question: A patient presents to our office for karyotypic via amniotic fluid. What ICD-9 should I use? California Subscriber Answer: You should report V28.0 (Antenatal screening for chromosomal anomalies by amniocentesis) if your physician is performing the karyotyping to screen for [...]