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DecisionHealth, the publisher of Part B News, has revised its tool for office/other outpatient E/M visits (99202-99215) to include encounters performed in the inpatient or observation (99221-99223 and 99231-99236), emergency department (99281-99285), nursing facility (99304-99310) and home or residence (99341-99350) settings and consults (99242-99245 and 99252-99255).

Review this sample appeal letter for severe malnutrition submitted by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS.

This case study includes an operative report of strabismus correction surgery. It is an excerpt from JustCoding’s Guide to Modifiers: Hospital Outpatient Edition, 3rd Edition by Susan E. Garrison, CHCA, CHCA-S, CHC, CPC, CCS-P, CPAR, COC.

This sample was provided by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS, a hospitalist at the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) at Knoxville, a clinical assistant professor with the department of internal medicine, and the medical director of UTMC’s CDI, coding, and revenue auditor response programs.

The attached crossword includes ICD-10-CM codes and medical terminology for congenital disorders. An answer key is provided.

This resource, written by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, presents a clinical coding scenario and information regarding codes for maternal care for a suspected chromosomal abnormality in the fetus from the 2023 ICD-10-CM code set.

Q: A new device called preCARDIA is being used to treat acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients. How is the insertion of preCARDIA device reported in ICD-10-PCS? What is the objective of the procedure?

A: Coders should assign ICD-10-PCS code 5A02110 (Assistance with cardiac output using balloon pump, intermittent).

This crossword puzzle features clinical terminology and ICD-10-CM codes for ear, nose, and throat conditions. 

This case details ICD-10-CM coding for COVID-19–associated acute hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy.

This crossword puzzle includes clinical terminology for conditions commonly seen in the neonatal intensive care unit.