With March declared National Endometriosis Awareness Month, Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, HCS-D, details endometriosis-related procedure reporting for inpatient coders. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS, reviews the clinical validation of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbation and shares his hospital’s coding and documentation strategy to help in appeal battles.
Adriane Martin, DO, FACOS, CCDS, details the updates found in the 2019 ACDIS/AHIMA “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice” and writes that thorough knowledge of query guidelines is essential for inpatient coders and staying abreast of these guideline updates is crucial.
Hospital coders must develop and adhere to internal E/M coding guidelines and CPT guidance to accurately report visits to the ED. Review expert advice on accurate documentation and coding for outpatient ED visits and for developing detailed E/M guidelines. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
CMS recently published One Time Notification Transmittal 2259 and MLN Matters 11168 , which outline changes to the processing of NCCI procedure-to-procedure edits associated with modifiers -59 and -X{EPSU}. Read about these updates and how they will impact CPT coding and for select surgical procedures.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, endometriosis affects 11% of women between the ages of 15 and 44. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC , writes about diagnosing and treating endometriosis as well as ICD-10-CM and CPT coding for the condition.
