I was recently researching ICD-10 for an upcoming client presentation. As I was gathering information, I realized that this is the time of the year that I would have been entering into the budget...
Coders will find they need more information to select the appropriate code in chapter 13 (Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue [M00–M99]) of the ICD-10-CM Manual. Most of the...
Some days I swear I have the attention span of a hyperactive hummingbird or Dug the talking dog from the movie “Up.” Maybe what I really have is attention deficit disorder (ADD). How would you code...
Most coders will spend their time reporting codes from the Medical and Surgical section (first character 0) and the Obstetrics section (1). Each character in those sections has the same meaning:...
The National Center for Health Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and CMS have posted some updated files for ICD-10-CM for 2013. The following files are available for...
Put on your deerstalker hat and grab your magnifying glass. It’s time to do our best Sherlock Holmes impersonation. We just received a chart from Dr. Doolittle and we need to code the procedure...
Baby, it’s cold outside. Really, really cold. And unlike polar bears and snow leopards, I am not a cold weather animal. So to offset the cold this morning (and motivate myself to crawl out from under...
Multiple surveys have shown that physician practices are lagging behind in preparation for ICD-10. CMS recently released a Quick Start Guide that outlines five steps healthcare professionals should...
Do you suffer from triskaidekaphobia, paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia? In other words are you afraid of the number 13 or Friday the 13 th ? More importantly, can you code for those...
And the new proposed ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date is (drum roll, please)…October 1, 2014. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the new date as part...
