We’ve survived the holiday feast and decided to skip the doorbusting to head out and visit the cute and fluffy animals at the Anytown Zoo. Of course, no outing would be complete without some injuries...
Tom Turkey has come in to the Stitch ‘Em Up Hospital for a little work before Thanksgiving. Dr. Carver is going to first take out Tom’s guts, then replace them with stuffing. How would we code Tom’s...
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.
The second day of the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, led by CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, on March 5-6 focused largely on proposed ICD-10-CM code changes for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions.
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.
Not many clinical conditions cause more consternation for inpatient coders and CDI specialists than acute and chronic respiratory failure. In this article, William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, details acute and chronic respiratory failure and the critical elements in the health record that validate their reporting.
A recent study showed that CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) may be causing an increase in the 30-day mortality rate for certain conditions. Now, a second study published by Health Affairs claims that the reductions in readmission rates are themselves “illusory or overstated.”
Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP , details the basics of ICD-10-CM/PCS for newer inpatient coders including a review of the ICD-10-CM seventh-character extension, placeholder use, and ICD-10-PCS root operations. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
