jcochran
Guest
Hello,
So I have a silly question.
I have always been told that you are required to report all diagnosis affecting a client that is related to their visit.
I work in a mental health clinic, and most of our clients have multiple diagnoses. Our software currently only allows for 1 diagnosis code to go out on a claim.
The kicker is, if a client has 4 diagnoses, the computer automatically selects the diagnosis that has the lowest numerical value. (which is a big problem, in my opinion)
There is only a way to designate a diagnosis as primary or secondary or rule out, but if there is more than 1 primary dx, the system takes the lower number of the two (i.e., client has 309.81, 300.00, and 296.32, computer chooses 296.32, and 296.32 is the only diagnosis that goes out on the claim).
My vendor is telling me that as long as 1 primary diagnosis goes out on the claim, the rest of the diagnoses don't matter, which I personally disagree with, as sometimes you cannot determine the severity of a client by a single diagnosis.
Does anyone have any resources regarding this? I need to supply our vendor with enough information that they will add additional diagnosis slots in the software. I have checked the CMS website and was unable to come up with anything, so I am hoping to find some input here.
Thanks for your feedback!
~Jessica
So I have a silly question.
I have always been told that you are required to report all diagnosis affecting a client that is related to their visit.
I work in a mental health clinic, and most of our clients have multiple diagnoses. Our software currently only allows for 1 diagnosis code to go out on a claim.
The kicker is, if a client has 4 diagnoses, the computer automatically selects the diagnosis that has the lowest numerical value. (which is a big problem, in my opinion)
There is only a way to designate a diagnosis as primary or secondary or rule out, but if there is more than 1 primary dx, the system takes the lower number of the two (i.e., client has 309.81, 300.00, and 296.32, computer chooses 296.32, and 296.32 is the only diagnosis that goes out on the claim).
My vendor is telling me that as long as 1 primary diagnosis goes out on the claim, the rest of the diagnoses don't matter, which I personally disagree with, as sometimes you cannot determine the severity of a client by a single diagnosis.
Does anyone have any resources regarding this? I need to supply our vendor with enough information that they will add additional diagnosis slots in the software. I have checked the CMS website and was unable to come up with anything, so I am hoping to find some input here.
Thanks for your feedback!
~Jessica