Clinical documentation, Hospital inpatient, Hospital outpatient, Physician practice, Training
The following is an excerpt from JustCoding’s Guide to the 2017 ICD-10-CM Updates covering new diagnosis codes for reporting cognitive sequelae of cerebrovascular diseases and aneurysm and dissection of precerebral and vertebral arteries.
From the team at JustCoding
Reviewed by Jugna Shah, MPH
Drug administration coding doesn’t need to be difficult.
Drug administration is one of the most common services provided in the outpatient setting, and while the rules and codes have not changed significantly since 2009, coders still have questions about how to apply the CPT® guidelines and follow CMS' guidance.
This handbook is a quick reference guide for coders in emergency department (ED) settings. It guides coders through assigning visit levels and documentation requirements for a variety of common ED services. The handbook also includes anatomical illustrations for fractures.
Health information management, Hospital outpatient, Physician practice
Read the operative report submitted by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, and consider the CPT and ICD-10-CM codes you would assign.
Health information management, Hospital inpatient, Hospital outpatient
This report from HIM Briefings (formerly Medical Records Briefing) looks at trends that may emerge in 2016 and what your organization may want to focus on.
This hierarchy also supersedes parenthetical instructions for add-on codes that in some cases may suggest an add-on of a higher hierarchical position to be reported in conjunction with a base code of a lower position, according to the CPT Manual.
