Look to Z Code additions for these situations. Your neurosurgery practice depends on showing the correct documentation of your services for payer reimbursement. Employing these key ICD-10 code updates will go a long way in ensuring that the claims you [...]
Get the scoop on the nearly here 2020 ICD-10-CM changes. CMS recently released the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out some of the new codes you may [...]
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 [...]
Dig into new atrial fibrillation codes I48.11 and I48.19. 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 these new codes and [...]
CMS offers new code options for pulmonary embolisms in 2020. Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the ICD-10-CM code list for 2020. The expansions, revisions, and updates include almost 400 changes and go into effect [...]
The 2020 diagnosis code list includes nearly 400 changes. CMS is expanding your coding options effective Oct. 1, thanks to almost 400 changes and updates to the ICD-10-CM code list. The agency published the full listing of codes in mid-June, [...]
Presence of a sacral nerve neurostimulator will be included under code Z96.82. 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 these [...]
The 2020 diagnosis code list includes nearly 400 changes. From heart conditions to bone injuries to overdoses, emergency departments see it all – and coding those conditions can be challenging, particularly when the ICD-10 code set has its limitations. Fortunately, [...]
Location and means of extraction will usually determine the code selection A common presentation to the ED involves extracting a foreign body that the patient is unable to remove on his own. To finesse your FBR coding, you’ll need to [...]
Question: I’m coding a case of treatment for an ischemic blister of the right great toe? I can’t find "blister" under "ischemic" in the ICD-9 index. Is the best choice 915.3? Florida Subscriber Answer: The correct choice is 917.2 (Superficial injury [...]
