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How should we code a colonoscopy with inspection up to the cecum and a polypectomy from sigmoid colon in ICD-10?Is it enough to code polypectomy?As the polypectomy code denotes body part sigmoid colon...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for an subsequent visit for a nonvenomous insect bite of the right ear?a. S00.461b. S00.461Ac. S00.461Dd. S00.461S Know the answer and want to be featured in the next...
View ArticleProduct of the week: Anatomy and Physiology for ICD-10 Coding E-learning Library
Is your coding team prepared for ICD-10? Coders must master the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology (A&P) before they continue on the path of more intensive ICD-10 code training. HCPro’s A&P...
View ArticleQ&A: ICD-10-CM seventh character extensions for fractures
Q: Using the ICD-10-CM guidelines for the seventh character extensions for fracture codes, how should I identify each of the following?Avascular necrosis following fractureCast change or...
View ArticleHealthcare News: CMS continues to provide ICD-10 resources
Three out of four providers have completed only 25% or less of their ICD-10-CM/PCS conversion process, according to an ICD-10 snapshot survey conducted by the Aloft Group in February.The survey polled...
View ArticleManage change to prepare for ICD-10-CM/PCS
By Lisa A. EramoSome say that the only constant is change, and it sure feels that way in the coding/HIM realm today. ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation is practically right around the corner, and coders are...
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by Angie Comfort, RHIT, CDIP, CCS On October 1, 2014, hospitals, physicians, and all other healthcare providers will transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM—a new and more specific diagnosis code set....
View ArticleGet to know the ICD-10-PCS root operations
Choosing the correct root operation may be one of the most challenging aspects of ICD-10-PCS, experts say. Consider the following sample of definitions in the medical and surgical section of ICD-10-PCS...
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To receive AAPC and/or AHIMA credits, take the quiz after reading the following articles:Get to know the ICD-10-PCS root operationsWill computer-assisted coding help mitigate productivity losses in...
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A new webcast in our Webcast library:Anatomy Basics: Cardiovascular SystemAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our Special Reports and News section?Anatomy and physiology sample questionsBe...
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A new and improved e-learning library for JustCoding Platinum subscribers will launch May 29. The new library will include 20 courses-10 focused on inpatient coding topics and 10 focused on outpatient...
View ArticleICD-10 Trainer blog
Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free, online forum for all matters related to ICD–10:Don’t look for one size fits all ICD-10 fixPutting a broken jaw back together in ICD-10
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions about ICD-9-CM coding for diseases of the thyroid gland. (View)
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Could you please give me the ICD 9 codes for the below text?"chronic kidney disease is most probably secondary to diabetic nephropathy"
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Congratulations to this week’s winner, Marcy Garza, CPC, CCS-P, CEDC, health data analyst at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Wash. Marcy correctly answered this question:What is the correct ICD-9-CM...
View ArticleProduct of the week: Technology Innovations in Clinical Documentation...
By comparing and contrasting the different ways that technology can augment the CDI process, the participant will gain an understanding of how the role of the CDI specialist is both influenced and...
View ArticleQ&A: Introducing new information in a query
Q: Is it appropriate to introduce new information in a multiple choice-formatted query?A: AHIMA’s 2008 physician query practice brief—as well as subsequent revisions in this brief—do allow coders and...
View ArticleHealthcare News: CMS reduces minimum number of RA requests
CMS seems to be giving hospitals somewhat of a reprieve when it comes to Recovery Auditor (RA) denials.CMS published guidance April 5 stating it would reduce the minimum number of RA requests from 35...
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