In 2017, an estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S. In this article, Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS , details best practices when assigning ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for breast cancer diagnoses and procedures. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Q: Our vascular physician prescribes exercise to some of his patients who have peripheral artery disease and wants to provide the exercise program in the office because he wants to have these patients monitored closely for their response. Is there a way to get reimbursed for this?
The October 2017 OPPS quarterly update introduced 12 new proprietary laboratory analysis CPT codes as well as a new modifier for a biosimilar biological product.
The best time to determine code edits is when the account is coded, meaning coding professionals play a key role in establishing overarching principles and best practices for edit management.
The 2018 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced a number of new gynecological codes, and Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC , writes about the significance and distinguishing details of the new codes.
Compliance is more than just abiding by coding guidelines and payer policy. Coding professionals must become familiar with ethical standards and federal regulations to avoid facing denials or federal penalties. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Mortality reviews pose a special challenge—not only does the CDI specialist need to know the ins and outs of severity of illness and risk of mortality, but the cases themselves are typically more complicated than an average hospital stay, making these essential reviews even more complex.
While the Affordable Care Act has led to fewer 30-day readmissions, this reduction in readmissions does not correlate with 30-day mortality rates, according to a recent JAMA study.
Now that the fiscal year 2018 ICD-10-CM/PCS codes have been implemented , James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CCDS, CDIP , reviews some of the compliance pitfalls that coders may encounter for diagnoses including Type 2 myocardial infarction, the pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale, and right heart failure.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heart arrhythmia in the U.S. Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP , writes that an understanding of ICD-10-CM coding and sequencing for this condition is key, but coders still need to navigate ICD-10-PCS codes to capture the surgical services performed at the facility. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
In August, CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule which featured updates to various quality initiatives, annual payment updates for inpatient services, and an extensive amount of now-annual ICD-10-PCS code additions, deletions, and revisions.
The 2018 update to the ICD-10-CM code set went into effect October 1, 2017, and features 728 total code changes, including 360 new, 142 deleted, and 226 revised codes.
Now that the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS Final Rule , the 2018 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting , and Coding Clinic , Third Quarter 2017, have been released, let’s continue to process some interesting dynamics that warrant our consideration in documentation and coding compliance.
Appeal writing, like most things in a hospital, is a learned skill. Keeping things simple, both in terms of the arguments constructed and the language used in the letters themselves, will prevent you from creating horrific monstrosities out of minor gremlins.
If you have never participated in the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance proceedings, I highly suggest that you make it a goal for the future. I feel very maternal about some of the changes in ICD-10-CM which will be implemented October 1 because I participated in the formative meeting.
