In January 2013, CMS introduced 42 therapy functional reporting G codes (nonpayable), but instituted a six-month trial period. That grace period ended July 1. This quick reference sheet shows the new G codes and the functional modifiers.
Use this document to compare 2014 CPT® endoscopy codes to the updated 2015 codes, as well as the corresponding G codes. A mapping of 2014 CPT codes for radiation therapy and new G codes is also included. This list was prepared by Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Peggy Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS-P, CEMC, for HCPro's annual CPT update webcast.
Coders must learn and adapt to several new conventions in ICD-10-CM. Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I, walk coders through some of the most significant new conventions in this excerpt from HCPro’s The Coder's Guide to ICD-10.
The Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) surveyed 517 respondents, primarily CDI specialists, about physician queries. The 35-question survey illustrates the importance of the physician query as the primary tool driving CDI efforts, but also demonstrates wide differences regarding query assessment, compliance, and policy review.
