Terry Tropin, MSHAI, RHIA, CCS-P , delves into the 2026 ICD-10-PCS updates that include complicated bypass, restriction, and transfer procedures, which previously could not be specifically coded. Also included are some new devices that require their own code.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a minimally invasive procedure developed to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are considered high-risk or unsuitable candidates for traditional open-heart surgery. Learn from Jane Arbogast-Schappell, CCS, CPC, CCC, CIRCC, as she walks through the procedural coding for both inpatient and outpatient settings.
It is not unusual for a professional medical coder to determine the need for multiple ICD-10-PCS procedure codes to tell the whole story about the care a patient has received during a current admission. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, MAOM/HIM/HI, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I , shows how to begin by first referring to sequencing guidelines for principal and secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.
CMS recently released an updated MLN fact sheet reminding providers when a transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation can be covered under the coverage with evidence development policy. Included are the ICD-10-CM/PCS codes that must be reported for inpatient cases.
Terry Tropin, MSHAI, RHIA, CCS-P, reviews the third quarter publication of Coding Clinic , which added clarifications for complicated coding procedures that may require more than one code when performed together, depending on the objective of each procedure.
Operative reports often contain more precise and detailed information than preoperative notes or consent forms, and correctly interpreting those details is essential to assigning the right inpatient procedure codes. Alba Kuqi, MD, MSHIM, RHIA, CCM, CRCR, CICA, CSMC, CSAF, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, provides coders with actionable strategies for reviewing surgical documentation and applying codes.
Terry Tropin, MSHAI, RHIA, CCS-P , delves into the 2026 ICD-10-PCS updates that include complicated bypass, restriction, and transfer procedures, which previously could not be specifically coded. Also included are some new devices that require their own code.
Temperatures in the upper 90s and spikes into the low 100s can bring an increased risk of hospitalization for heat-related illnesses, especially in those areas which do not traditionally experience these outside intensities. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I , provides guidance for reporting both diagnosis and procedure codes for sun poisoning and heatstroke admissions.
It is not unusual for a professional medical coder to determine the need for multiple ICD-10-PCS procedure codes to tell the whole story about the care a patient has received during a current admission. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, MAOM/HIM/HI, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I , shows how to begin by first referring to sequencing guidelines for principal and secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.
CMS recently released an updated MLN fact sheet reminding providers when implantable pulmonary artery pressure sensors for heart failure can be covered under the coverage with evidence development policy. Included are the ICD-10-CM/PCS codes that must be reported for inpatient cases.
