Q: Our facility has been seeing more denials lately for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), especially when both respiratory failure and ARDS are documented in the same record. How should ARDS be reported in ICD-10-CM, and which MS-DRG does this diagnosis group to?
Q: What are the reporting requirements for CPT code 99483 (assessment of and care planning for a patient with cognitive impairment) for cognitive assessment and care planning services?
Q: A wound care patient with a 25-sq-cm chronic foot ulcer presents with a new cellulitic rash, which is treated using topical medication. During the visit, the physician also surgically removes dead tissue from the ulcer. How would these services be reported in CPT?
Q: Our coding team has been having trouble reporting post-operative complications due to vague physician documentation. What language might you suggest that physicians use to clarify that the complication is indeed due to surgery?
Q: The 2022 ICD-10-CM code set includes a new code, U09.9 (post-COVID-19 condition, unspecified), for post-COVID-19 conditions. When would it be appropriate to report this code? A: The fiscal year...
Q: We have a patient admitted for heart failure who is also being treated for latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA). What is LADA and how would it be reported in ICD-10-CM?
Q: A 32-year-old female presents for a planned vaginal delivery of twins. Twin A is delivered vaginally but due to complications, the second-born is delivered via a caesarean section (C-section). How would these obstetric services be reported in CPT?
Q: We recently had a patient admitted with severe acute meningitis causing respiratory decompensation. A diagnostic lumbar puncture and mechanical ventilation were both performed during the inpatient stay. Which of these two procedures would be the principal procedure?
