Avoid assumptions when coding malnutrition
Malnutrition is at its most basic level any nutritional imbalance. It can be overnutrition, such as being overweight, obese, or morbidly obese. On the other end of the spectrum are patients who are...
View ArticleSimplify coding for mental disorders due to known physiological conditions
By Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I When it comes to reporting diagnoses for mental disorders that are manifestations of physiological conditions, coders may need to have a conversation...
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New on JustCoding Platinum! A new white paper in our Special Reports and News:ICD-10 Coding Corner: Recap of Coding Clinic, Third and Fourth Quarter 2013Also on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10: ICD-10-PCS root operation: RepairSelection and sequencing of HIV codesThe voices in my head are...
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions about ICD-9-CM codes for complications of pregnancy. (View)
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Which option best describes the type of facility for which you primarily code?Large hospital or healthcare system (more than 300 beds)Medium-sized hospital or clinic (100-300 beds)Small hospital or...
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What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for acute gastritis with hemorrhage?a. 535.00b. 535.01c. 535.10d. 535.11 Know the answer and want to be featured in the next issue of JustCoding News: Inpatient?...
View ArticleProduct of the week: Reduce the Fear of ICD-10-PCS Cardiovascular Procedures...
ICD-10-PCS is a brand-new coding system which will require coders to look for information they have not previously needed and apply their knowledge of anatomy and physiology to decipher what the...
View ArticleQ&A: Introducing new diagnoses in a query
Q: Can a coder or clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialist introduce a new diagnosis as an option in a multiple-choice question? A: As part of the option of a multiple-choice question, you...
View ArticleHealthcare News: Coding Clinic goes all in for ICD-10
The AHA’s Coding Clinic is now offering answers to ICD-10 questions. In fact, Coding Clinic is no longer accepting questions about ICD-9-CM. In the Fourth Quarter 2013 issue, Coding Clinic devoted more...
View ArticleDetermine when and how to query physicians
Coders and clinicians seem to speak different languages. CDI specialists often serve as the translators between clinicians and coders, so it's important that all three groups work together.Both coders...
View ArticleStrokes and TIAs require specificity in ICD-10
By James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS The CDC reports that stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Since the integrity of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM databases monitoring cerebral ischemia...
View ArticleDrill down into details for excisions in ICD-10-PCS
Coders need to read the complete operative report and review ICD-10-PCS root operation and body part definitions in order to build the correct ICD-10-PCS code. They also need a clear understanding of...
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A new report in our Special Reports and News:Transition to ICD?10?CM: Partial comparison MCC/CC List for respiratory conditions Also on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our Coding Sample...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:ICD-10-PCS root operations: MapPregnancy codes growing in ICD-10-CMBegosh and begorrah, we have a...
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions about ICD-9-CM codes for infectious and parasitic diseases. (View)
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Do you plan to attend either AAPC's Healthcon in Nashville or the AHIMA ICD-10 and Computer Assisted Coding Summit in Washington, D.C., in April?I plan to attend AAPC's HealthconI plan to attend the...
View ArticleTrivia answer
Congratulations to this week’s winner, Kimberly Farley, CPC, CPC-H, CHONC. Kimberly correctly answered this question: What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for acute gastritis with hemorrhage?a. 535.00b....
View ArticleProduct of the week: Reduce the Fear of ICD-10-PCS Cardiovascular Procedures...
ICD-10-PCS is a brand-new coding system which will require coders to look for information they have not previously needed and apply their knowledge of anatomy and physiology to decipher what the...
View ArticleQ&A: Multiple conditions necessitating admission
Q: Can you define equally treated in the selection of principal diagnosis with multiple conditions? A: When I think equally treated or when I read equally treated, it’s not an exact science. No matter...
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