Our experts answer questions about ICD-10-PCS coding for cardiac catheterizations, reporting COVID-19 vaccination status in ICD-10-CM, and diagnosis coding for reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.
Q: For colonoscopies, is it appropriate in CPT coding to report the excision of several lesions in the same portion of colon separately if they are removed by the same technique?
Q: How do CPT codes 28295 (correction, hallux valgus, with sesamoidectomy, when performed; with proximal metatarsal osteotomy, any method) and 28298 (…; with proximal phalanx osteotomy, any method) differ?
Q: Does documentation for a drug or alcohol use disorder need to specifically state “in remission,” or is a history of drug use sufficient to classify the condition as in remission?
Q: New ICD-10-CM codes for unspecified vascular dementia with behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety take effect October 1. Do these new codes require linkage and specific documentation by the provider that the conditions are related?
Q: Why isn't a secondary diagnosis of morbid obesity considered a complication or comorbidity (CC) by CMS? What obesity diagnoses are classified as CCs by CMS?
Capturing obesity as a CC Q: Why isn't a secondary diagnosis of morbid obesity considered a complication or comorbidity (CC) by CMS? What obesity diagnoses are classified as CCs by CMS? A: The...
