Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, CDIP, writes about terminology coders will encounter in documentation for Pap tests and other cervical cancer screening report
CMS released a list of the thousands of new ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes set to be activated October 1, 2016, as part of the 2017 IPPS proposed rule.
Q: Our providers are reluctant to document a correlation between symptoms and a true diagnosis. Do you have any good ways to get them to do this? For example, our providers document "diabetes" but they often don't include additional details that should be there (e.g., gestational diabetes or type II diabetes mellitus in pregnancy).
CMS allows, and sometimes requires, providers to report certain modifiers in order to identify when a service has been provided by different types of therapists. Review the requirements for reporting modifiers –GN, -GO, -GP, and –KX.
Jugna Shah, MPH, looks at CMS’ new proposal to implement a new drug payment model for certain providers and how they can comment in order to the agency about its impact on their facilities.
