CMS’ July update to the Integrated Outpatient Code Editor features new codes, new APCs, and a new modifier. Dave Fee, MBA, explains the most noteworthy changes for this quarter.
Ancillary department staff may think they don’t need ICD-10 training, but they’re wrong. Lori Purcell, RHIA, CCS, and Kathy DeVault, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, offer tips for preparing ancillary department staff for ICD-10-CM.
To correctly code for radiation oncology services, coders need to understand the various elements of the treatment. Rebecca Vandiver, CPC, CPC-I, and Chandra Stephenson, CPC, CPC-H, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC, CFPC, CGSC, CIMC, COSC, analyze these complex services from a coding perspective.
Breast biopsies should be easy to code because coders have so few codes to assign, but it is one area where documentation is lacking. Stacie L. Buck, RHIA, CCS-P, RCC, CIC, reveals what key elements coders should look for in a breast biopsy note.
In the coding world, it’s a never-ending clash that can cause compliance concerns—facility vs. professional. Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC , and Peggy Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS-P, explain how coders in each setting use different codes for the exact same services based on the payment systems, the rules, and how each setting applies those rules.
If you think you’ve estimated the right amount of training time for ICD-10-CM, you probably should increase it. Cindy Grant, CHIM , Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, Gloryanne Bryant, BS, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, and Melanie Endicott, MBA/HCM, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, explain why organizations will need to plan additional hours of training for ICD-10-CM.
Genetic screening is often used to detect abnormal genes or possible fetal anomalies during antepartum care. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, reviews some of the most common genetic tests and what diagnosis codes to report.
ICD-10-CM includes separate chapters for diseases of the eye and diseases of the ear, a change from ICD-9-CM, where both diseases are included in the nervous system codes. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, explains how the ICD-10-CM codes for diseases of the eyes and ears are similar to and different from ICD-9-CM codes.
The American Medical Association completely overhauled the CPT ® Manual’s psychiatry subsection for 2013. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, explains the new codes and guidelines associated with psychiatric services.
Coders will find significant changes in the medicine section of the 2013 CPT® Manual . Denise Williams, RN, CPC-H, and Georgeann Edford, RN, MBA, CCS-P, review the changes to nerve conduction studies, vaccine administration, ophthalmology, and allergy testing.
