Congenital anomalies of genital organs (752)

Question: How successful has telehealth use been during and following the COVID-19 pandemic? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: Recently, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers examined telehealth use across medical specialties and disparities related to the technology, publishing their results in npj Digital [...]

Look for lots of new options for coding aortic aneurysms. Remember, new ICD-10-CM codes go into effect Oct. 1, annually. Take careful note of these new codes and other code updates to make sure your diagnosis code assignments for these [...]

Hint: You’ll see new code I20.2 for refractory angina pectoris. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the new ICD-10-CM 2023 codes. Not only will you gain 22 new aortic aneurysm codes, but you will also see [...]

Hint: You’ll see new code I20.2 for refractory angina pectoris. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the new ICD-10-CM 2023 codes. Not only will you gain 22 new aortic aneurysm codes, but you will also see [...]

Question: Our pediatrician saw a patient and documented that the patient’s left femur and tibia are shorter than the right. Given that ICD-10 codes are for unequal limb length, my question is: which leg is unequal, the left or the right? [...]

Question: Our pediatrician saw a patient and documented that the patient’s left femur and tibia are shorter than the right. Given that ICD-10 codes are for unequal limb length, my question is: which leg is unequal, the left or the [...]

Focus on initial versus complication first. When your urologist performs a hypospadias repair procedure on a pediatric patient, there are several codes that could apply, which makes your job a challenge.  You’ll start by determining if your urologist is performing [...]

Make sure you look for the defect location. When your urologist performs a hypospadias repair for a child, as explained in “Repair Your Hypospadias Procedure Coding With 3 Steps,” you have one diagnostic code to report: 752.61 (Hypospadias). That will [...]

Question: What is the proper code for a laparoscopic gonadectomy in a phenotypic (apparent) male patient? California Subscriber Answer: With only the above information available, you should report 54690 (Laparoscopy, surgical; orchiectomy) for a laparoscopic gonadectomy in a phenotypic male patient.   [...]

The one-year implementation delay doesn’t mean you should rest on your laurels.  Despite the fact that you’ll have another year before you have to start using the ICD-10 codeset, experts urge you to continue preparing for the change. (Read more [...]