Don’t miss new coding options for vehicle accidents, either. There are myriad new codes for diagnoses surrounding substance use and abuse, helping coders expand the patient narratives of health and care. Look, too, for the new options for V codes. [...]
You’ll need to start using these codes Oct. 1, 2022 Don’t get overwhelmed with more than 1500 new and revised ICD-10-CM 2023 codes going into effect later this year — we’re here to help you sort it out. Read on [...]
Another well-represented group in 2023 is 2-wheeled vehicle accident diagnoses. Coders should look at the new list of codes for patients that report with a consumption or poisoning issue related to substance use. Why? ICD-10 2023 has new codes aimed [...]
Also, see how well 2-wheeled vehicle accidents are represented in 2023. ED coders will want to start looking into updating their coding for patients that report with a consumption or poisoning issue related to substance use. ICD-10 2023 has a [...]
Hint: Use new patient or established codes depending on previous review of the infant. When your FP sees a newborn child following discharge from the hospital, you’ll need to consider patient status, timing of the visit, and any medical conditions [...]
Hint: Appropriate ICD-9 codes will help a robust claim When your internal medicine specialist sees a newborn child following discharge from the hospital, you’ll need to consider patient status, timing of the visit, and any medical conditions from which the [...]
Question: I have a new patient that is four days old presenting to our office with a chief complaint of jaundice. The pediatrician evaluated the patient and did not find any jaundice. He coded a 99203 with a diagnosis of [...]
Question: Can you explain the wording in the Index for categories V29 (Observation and evaluation of newborns for suspected condition not found) and V71 (Observation and evaluation for suspected conditions not found), so that I could better understand their intent? [...]
5 scenarios walk you through using V20.2 versus a problem dx Not sure which diagnosis to use for hyperbilirubinemia checks with no problem found? Code V20.2 may be your answer.Pediatricians have long struggled with the ICD-9 code to use for [...]
Question: Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that pediatricians examine all infants in the first few days after discharge to assess infant well-being and the presence or absence of jaundice, I saw a newborn three days after I [...]
