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Platinum members can access a MUSIC mnemonic for heart failure diagnoses excerpted from JustCoding’s Inpatient Documentation Pocket Cards. If you are not a Platinum member and you want to upgrade your account, please call customer service at 800-650-6787.

The following is a list of the top five most commonly reported CPT codes and their code descriptions, based on Medicare Part B data from 2016, for cardiology, general surgery, and obstetric services. 

This auditor guide was created by Mary Phelps, RHIA, CCS, courtesy of First Class Solutions, Inc. 2018 and was excerpted from the appendix of The Essential Guide to Coding Audits.

Platinum members can access this crossword puzzle featuring ICD-10-PCS Supplement codes for the lower joints. 

The following is an excerpt from The Coder’s Guide to Physician Queries by Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, with contributions from Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, CHPS, FACH. Chapter 2, “Understanding the Regulatory Environment,” provides valuable information for coders on government payer initiatives to ensure ethical query submissions.

This case is excerpted from JustCoding’s Clinical Scenario Workbook: 2018 CPT Edition. The book contains 52 cases covering a wide variety of procedures and has been reviewed by HCPro’s coding regulatory specialists. See answers on p. 2.

The following is a query example for AKI/ARF. This query was presented by Sarah Humbert, RHIA, and Temeka Davis, RHIT, during the webinar “Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Renal Failure: 2018 Coding, Criteria, and Classifications”