These sample ICD-10-CM queries address establishing the relationship between conditions in ICD-10 t. These queries are adapted fromThe CDI Specialist’s Guide to ICD-10, created and donated by Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, CDI education director at HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, Mass.
This query form is a request for documentation clarification of pathology findings. It was submitted by Paul Evans, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, supervisor of clinical documentation integrity at Sutter Health in San Francisco. It originally appeared on the Association for Clinical Documentation Specialists website.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) is a modality in which the entire body is exposed to oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure. CMS and other payers currently only reimburse for HBO to treat certain conditions. Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, vice president of reimbursement services for Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, Inc., in Tacoma, Wash., provided these checklists to use to prequalify patients for HBO therapy.
The Winthrop University Hospital clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists and HIM team implemented a new query for cerebral infarctions in preparation for the transition to ICD-10. The newly created form incorporates the language necessary to capture documentation within this new area of enhanced specificity.
Use this crossword puzzle to test how well you can assign ICD-10-CM codes. The clues provide the description of the diagnosis. The code is the answer, and decimals count as one square.
Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, CDI education director for HCPro in Danvers, Massachusetts, and ACDIS Advisory Board member Mark LeBlanc, RN, MBA, CCDS, clinical documentation manager at Hennepin (Missouri) County Medical Center, donated this sample ICD-10-CM alcohol dependence query.
