Coding Clinic addresses ICD-10-PCS root operation confusion
A female patient underwent a partial removal of her left ovary three years ago. She is now in to have the remaining portion of the ovary removed. Which ICD-10-PCS root operation should coders use to...
View ArticleReview common ailments of the small intestine
By Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer The small intestine, the organ that essentially connects the stomach to the large intestine, is not something most...
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Two new terms in our Clinical Conditions Encyclopedia:Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorumYellow nail syndromeAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our HIM Sample Policies and Forms?Physician...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:Use GEMs as a starting point, not an end pointNew ICD-10-CM guidelines are outWe’re one year from...
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions ICD-9-CM codes for diseases of the endocrine glands. (View)
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What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for serous labyrinthitis? a. 386.31b. 386.32c. 386.33d. 386.34 Know the answer and want to be featured in the next issue of JustCoding News: Inpatient? Contact Senior...
View ArticleProduct of the week: Medicare Compliance Forum
The 2014 Medicare Compliance Forum, on October 23 and 24, is the only seminar that will teach you how to respond to the sweeping changes CMS is implementing for inpatient and outpatient services in...
View ArticleQ&A: Diagnoses on the discharge summary
Q: My colleagues and I continually wrestle with this question: Must all diagnoses on an inpatient chart be listed in the discharge summary for them to be coded?A: A lot of confusion and misinformation...
View ArticleHealthcare News: Cooperative Parties delete ICD-10-CM guideline
The four Cooperating Parties released the 2015 ICD-10-CM guidelines and, in the process, deleted a guideline that affects inpatient coding. Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CMS...
View ArticleManage denials for inpatient-only procedures
CMS designates a certain set of procedures as inpatient-only, meaning it will only reimburse facilities for these procedures when they are performed in the inpatient setting. Inpatient-only procedures...
View ArticleShore up knowledge of ICD-9-CM guidelines
Without Congressional action earlier this year, U.S. coders would now be using ICD-10-CM codes to report diagnoses. However, with the additional delay mandated by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act...
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A new training tool in our Special Reports and News:Training tool: common prefixes and suffixes quizAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our HIM Sample Policies and Forms? Physician...
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View ArticleCCS exam preparation survey
JustCoding currently offers a complete CPC practice exam for platinum members. We are considering developing a similar practice exam for the CCS credential and we would like your feedback. Please...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:Congenital anomaly coding at the carnival sideshowMad cow disease anyone?Eyes on the migraine
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions about ICD-10-CM codes for atherosclerosis. (View)
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How often does your coding team meet in person or through a conference call to discuss coding changes and challenging cases?We meet weeklyWe meet monthlyWe meet quarterlyWe call meetings on an...
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What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for serous labyrinthitis?a. 386.31b. 386.32c. 386.33d. 386.34 The correct answer is A.
View ArticleProduct of the week: JustCoding?s ICD-10-PCS Medical and Surgical Root...
ICD-10-PCS coding is different than anything inpatients coders have done in the past. The root operation character determines which table coders will use to build an ICD-10-PCS code.However, physicians...
View ArticleQ&A: Site specificity for MI in ICD-10-CM
Q: How specific does the physician have to be for the location of the acute myocardial infarction (MI) in ICD-10-CM? We don’t do catheterizations at my facility.A: If you don’t do a catheterization or...
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