White Papers

Anatomy and physiology sample questions

December 19, 2012
Training, Anatomy and terminology

As organizations prepare for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS, they need to assess their coders’ knowledge of anatomy and physiology. These 10 sample questions were taken from HCPro’s ICD-10 Competency Assessment for Coders: Anatomy and Physiology.

Transition to ICD-10-CM: Partial comparison MCC/CC list for respiratory conditions

March 12, 2014
Hospital inpatient

 

Coders will still be dealing with CCs and MCCs in ICD-10. Tara L. Bell, RN, MSN, CCM, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, senior consultant with UASI for CDI and ICD-10, created this cheat sheet showing some of the CCs and MCCs for respiratory conditions in both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM.

 

Clinical examples for ED coding

December 12, 2012
Hospital outpatient, Training

Payers often refer to these examples to determine the appropriate level of service for an emergency medicine claim. Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CAC, CCS-P, CHC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, president of Edelberg Compliance Associates of Baton Rouge, La., created this reference chart of examples for both CPT and American College of Emergency Physician Guidelines. If your claim is consistent with a case example but coded differently, be sure you have the supporting information in the record.

Ten things you need to know about ICD-10--and tell your physicians

July 29, 2015
Training

The sky is falling, the sky is falling! ICD-10 is coming, and the world as we know it is doomed! That’s what some in the healthcare industry would have you believe, at least. But in truth, the hysteria created by the proposed ICD-10 changes has caused unneeded stress and resistance among healthcare providers. The following white paper helps to alleviate that stress by providing 10 things your physicians should know to help you and then hit the ground running. This white paper originally appeared in the CDI Journal. 

ICD-10 Competency Assessment Case Studies

October 9, 2013
Training

Less than one year remains before the transition to ICD-10. Use these case studies to assess coders’ knowledge and understand of the new coding systems. These questions are adapted from HCPro’s The ICD-10 Competency Assessment for Coders: ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS.  

Strategies for Complete ICD-10 documentation: Communication and physician queries

June 4, 2014
Clinical documentation

This excerpt is adapted from the book ICD-10 Coding and Physician Language: Strategies for Complete Documentation, Third Edition, by Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS. Bryant is an HIM professional with more than 30 years of experience in Fremont, California.  

Outpatient Revenue Cycle Update for 2013: Evaluation and management codes

January 9, 2013

Andrea Clark, RHIA, CCS, CPC-H, chair, founder, and CEO of Health Revenue Assurance Associates Plantation, Fla., and her team created this annotated spreadsheet of evaluation and management codes. In the SI column, N denotes a new code, C denotes revised codes, and D denotes deleted codes. 

Reporting left ankle pain and injury in ICD-10-CM

August 19, 2015
Health information management

Use this case study from HCPro’s ICD-10 Competency Assessment for Coders: ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS to determine how well you understand ICD-10-CM code assignment.

Mammography documentation and coding example with sample scans

October 29, 2014
Clinical documentation

This mammogram documentation example provided by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, details the type of information coders will need to apply the proper diagnosis and procedure codes. The scans provide examples of the results of various mammograms.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy diagnoses

August 22, 2012
Health information management

Gloria MillerCPC, CPMA, vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, Inc. in Tacoma, Wash, provides a quick look at some of diagnoses codes for conditions that qualify for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

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