Wouldn’t it be nice if the physician documented a definitive diagnosis for every patient at the time the patient left the office, clinic, or hospital? We know that will never happen. Sometimes, the...
Penny came into the Fix ‘Em Up emergency department Friday, complaining of tingling and numbness in her face and arm. She was also somewhat unsteady on her feet. Her husband Dave also reported Penny...
Many of the coding rules between ICD-9 and ICD-10 remain the same. When a primary malignancy has been excised, but the patient continues to receive either chemo or radiation therapy, we are to code...
In ICD-9-CM, you can find the burn codes in the range of codes 940-949. If you were to try to find a code due to a corrosive burn, the Alphabetic index would direct you back to the main term "burn."...
Recently, Dr. Seuss saw the Grinch for a variety of health concerns. Today, he’s seeing some others who are not in the holiday spirit. First is Mr. Scrooge, who complains he is being harassed by...
The eyes are the windows to the soul, but even the best windows can get cloudy or scratched or suffer some other type of trauma. Suppose a patient comes in with cloudy vision. The patient could be...
Hello Mother, hello Father, Greetings from Camp Murky Water! Camp is very entertaining and they say we’ll have some fun if it stops raining. That better be soon. I just saw a flotilla of ducks take...
Summertime means beach time and unfortunately for some, Fix ‘Em Up Clinic time. First into the clinic today is Eric. After swimming in the ocean yesterday, Eric developed a pruritic, erythematous,...
Over the past few weeks through e-mail, at conferences, and during class many people have asked myself and my colleagues what makes the HCPro ICD-10 Basics Boot Camp ™ different from the other...
Hurricane Sandy blasted the Mid-Atlantic region this week, causing plenty of destruction in its wake. We could undoubtedly spend a lot of time coding for the injuries people suffered as a result of...
