Q: I’m having trouble determining how to report an acute myocardial infarction (MI) for subsequent admissions occurring within four weeks of the initial MI in ICD-10-CM. Can you walk me through the process?
CMS recently added 24 audiology and speech-language pathology services to its list of telehealth services covered under Medicare during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). These services include speech, hearing, and swallowing assessments, and cognitive interventions.
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Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) are infectious diseases that pose a great public health risk due to their epidemic potential. Debbie Jones, CPC, CCA , breaks down ICD-10-CM coding for four VHFs: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, and Marburg virus disease. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Essential newborn care includes services provided at the time of birth and over the first hours of life. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC , writes about E/M coding for these routine obstetric services.
Q: A patient is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerotic peripheral artery disease (PAD). Can we report ICD-10-CM code E11.51 with a code from subcategory I70.2- to describe affected vessels?
Billing for high-level inpatient stays increased over a six-year period sparking concerns by the government about upcoding, according to a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Cheryl Manchenton, RN, BSN, Beth Wolf, MD, CCDS, CPC, and Audrey Howard, RHIA, review ICD-10-CM coding for cytokine release syndrome, sepsis, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
About 1% of children in the U.S. suffer from chronic malnutrition, according to John Hopkin’s Medicine. In this article, Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC, MSHIM, RHIA, breaks down ICD-10-CM coding and documentation requirements for malnutrition.
Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCS, CRC, CCDS, describes steps that coding and clinical documentation integrity managers can take to improve quality metrics and hold staff accountable for reporting errors.
