Hint: You’ll have new options for reporting severity and agitation. The ICD-10-CM codes going into effect Oct. 1, 2022, will provide many more options for documenting various forms of dementia. In fact, there are approximately 70 new codes addressing dementia! [...]
See how some existing codes are modified to make way for new codes. In addition to the scores of new codes you’ll need to learn prior to ICD-10 2023 implementation, there will also be several existing codes that will be [...]
Hint: Vascular dementia codes get more specific. The 2023 ICD-10-CM codes go into effect Oct. 1, 2022, at which point you will have the opportunity to report more specificity in vascular dementia, like the severity of the condition. Explore These [...]
Severity and type of disturbance will guide you to the correct code. A dementia diagnosis code can be the key to proving medical necessity for anesthesia or sedation when a service doesn’t usually require those services. The 2023 ICD-10-CM code [...]
Keep learning new codes to avoid falling behind. Another issue of Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert, another round of ICD-10 2023 stories. The basics: Since the World Health Organization (WHO) debuted its 1,500-plus additions, deletions, and revisions for 2023, [...]
Question: One of our optometrist uses a slit-lamp to check on healing after a foreign-body removal during follow-up visits. He wants to try to charge extra for using the slit-lamp, arguing that it takes additional time and expertise to do this. [...]
Question: A patient pays a visit to the clinic for a routine eye exam in the morning. CPT® 92014 and 92015 were used to code the encounter. He calls after lunchtime and says that his eye got poked with a [...]
Question: A patient pays a visit to the clinic for a routine eye exam in the morning. CPT® 92014 and 92015 were used to code the encounter. He calls after lunchtime and says that his eye got poked with a [...]
Tip: Find the cause of these nonspecific complaints to arrive at the correct diagnosis code — and save your practice from costly denials. When a patient presents with vague, generalized complaints — such as blurry vision, dry eyes, or a [...]
Tip: Find the cause of these nonspecific complaints to arrive at the correct diagnosis code — and save your practice from costly denials. When a patient presents with vague, generalized complaints — such as blurry vision, dry eyes, or a [...]
