ICD-10-CM

QUESTION: How will coding for traumatic spinal injuries change in ICD-10-CM?

Q: How will coding for eclampsia change in ICD-10-CM?

Betty Hovey, CPC, CPC-H, CPB, CPMA, CPC-I, CPCD , reviews coding for mental disorders in ICD-10-CM, including bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and vascular dementia.

Q: How are use, abuse, and dependence defined for diagnoses in ICD-10-CM?

One of the bigger challenges with the birth of the new ICD-10-CM coding system is the assignment of the letter O as the leading indicator for OB/GYN codes. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, ICD-10-CM/PCS AHIMA-accredited trainer, delivers a comparative look at coding for OB/GYN coding in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM.

Most diabetes codes in ICD-10-CM include more details than ICD-9-CM codes, but coders also need to consider additional codes. Jillian Harrington, MHA, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, MHP , and Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CGSC, COBGC, CPEDC, CENTC, review key aspects for coding diabetes in ICD-10-CM.

QUESTION: Will we still have modifiers after the switch to ICD-10-CM/PCS?

QUESTION: How is the coding for asthma going to be different in ICD-10-CM?

QUESTION: We are a small anesthesia group and we are concerned about the specificity for ICD-10-CM. If we submit a claim with an unspecified code and the surgeon submits a claim with more specificity, will we still get paid?

Combination codes in ICD-10-CM will allow coders to report pressure ulcer location and severity in a single code. Jaci Johnson Kipreos, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, COC, CPC-I, and Betty Hovey, CPC, CPC-H, CPB, CPMA, CPC-I, CPCD, review the stages of pressure ulcers and which information coders will have to look for in documentation.