Question: Are there any upcoming revisions or ICD-10 changes related to podiatry that I should be aware of? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: A few new codes have been added to the M65.9 section, which are related to disorders of the synovium and tendons. [...]
The following House bills were introduced: H.R. 960. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to consolidate and restate the federal laws relating to the social health maintenance organization projects, to make such [...]
Question: A patient comes to the office after taking 15 Paxil, nine Ativan, and ingesting six or seven cocktails in an attempt to kill herself. She is lethargic, has low blood pressure, and isn't breathing steadily. What codes would describe [...]
Question: A patient comes to the office after taking 15 Paxil, nine Ativan, and ingesting six or seven cocktails in an attempt to kill herself. She is lethargic, has low blood pressure,and isn't breathing steadily. What codes would describe this [...]
Come Oct. 1, say goodbye to catch-all 969.0 code. ICD-9 2010 contains several new additions to the poisoning by antidepressant code set. Avoid tainting your claims with invalid diagnoses: check out this list of new poisoning diagnoses, which will take [...]
You may want to look at your male patients a little more critically when filling out OASIS items related to cognitive impairment. A new National Institutes of Health study finds such impairment is more common in older men than older [...]
Track data with these new poisoning codes, too. You can stop lumping multiple conditions under one code. ICD-9 2010 lets you provide more specific information to monitor health statistics -- and that's a good thing. Let our experts show you how [...]
Looking for new case mix codes? They could be just around the corner. If you've felt like your infection coding could use a tune-up, the new batch of ICD-9 codes delivers, with 12 new codes that target infections. And that's [...]
New diagnosis codes could provide additional case mix codes. If you've felt like your infection coding could use a tune-up, new ICD-9 codes deliver, with 12 new codes targeting infections. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, with 141 [...]
Some of the new codes might even help you prepare for ICD-10. If you've got high hopes that you'll have a lot of new ICD-9 codes to use starting this fall, CMS delivers, with 141 new diagnosis codes debuting on [...]
