Report 92943 and +92944 for chronic total occlusion. In the session “Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Diagnostics and Therapeutic Procedures” during Regional HEALTHCON 2022, speaker Tyler Griffeth, CPC, CPRC, coding consultant at Intermountain Healthcare, discussed many types of cardiovascular diseases and treatment options. [...]
Learn how the point ranges will change to earn each star rating. It seems like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has gone crazy for quality data, and now you have a whole set of new quality measures [...]
Distinguishing between non-neoplastic and neoplastic polyps will save your bacon. Next year, when ICD-10 is implemented, don’t find yourself hunting for codes when your gastroenterologist removes a colonic polyp. Keep yourselves armed with this advance knowledge to keep in top [...]
New fifth digit requirements change your old-standby NOS codes. Before you finalize your ICD-9 2012 update list, be sure you catch these late additions to the lineup for chest and shoulder conditions. Background: Although coders get a sneak peek at [...]
Question: This is somewhat new to me, but apparently Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) does not like the diagnosis of 734 for flat feet. Here is the situation: Our patient has "flexible flat feet," and his father had Marfans syndrome [...]
Coding symptoms can yield proper reimbursement. Where can you find the ICD-9 code for the rare neurologic disorder Holmes-Gang Syndrome? In this case -- like many rare conditions -- your only choice is to code symptoms and/or the associated conditions. In 1984, [...]
Tip: Dx drives follow-up frequency rules With the implementation of pay-for-performance, reimbursement for repeat colonoscopy depends on frequency rules linked to the diagnosis. That's why now, more than ever before, you need to accurately translate the pathology report language into [...]
Learn to draw the line between non-neoplastic and neoplastic polyps When your gastroenterologist removes a colonic polyp, you will probably use a general ICD-9 code to describe the finding, or you can wait for the pathology report before you apply [...]
Lower gas prices lead to lower reimbursement level in 2006.Now that record-setting gas prices have receded, so will the Internal Revenue Service's mileage rate.Back in September, the IRS raised its rate an unprecedented 20 percent to 48.5 cents per mile [...]
But House kills health IT bill The Senate passed a bill that would encourage you to use information technology to help prevent medical errors and reduce costs, according to press reports. S.1418 would create the Office of the National Coordinator [...]
