The complex anatomy of the arm, wrist, and hand can make coding for procedures on them challenging. Review the bones of the arm and common codes used to report fractures and dislocations.
Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS, writes about methods coders can use to improve the quality and detail of physician documentation to ensure important information is captured.
With the grace period from CMS for reporting unspecified ICD-10-CM codes over, Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, writes about diagnoses to target for improvement.
Q: We are a critical access hospital and don’t get paid under the OPPS. We get reimbursed based on our cost of procedures, tests and services. Is modifier –JW (drug amount discarded/not administered to any patient) applicable to us beginning in January?
