Relying on the physician’s encounter form could be a big mistake.
Question: I used 491.9 to report a patient’s bronchitis, but the payer denied my claim and requested additional information. What was wrong?
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Question: A mentally-challenged patient who delivered at home was admitted to the hospital for postpartum care. The patient delivered the placenta at home, and once admitted, she had no complications, but the ob-gyn…
Check out these ICD-10 ob-gyn diagnosis coding equivalents.
Question: A patient presented for an initial OB visit. Another clinic confirmed her pregnancy, but she has never received prenatal care. The patient got her usual initial OB service (i.e. lab orders),…
Assigning an ICD-9 code merely to get your claim paid could land you in legal hot water.
Medical coders face a lot of questions each day in the course of their work, but one question you should not be asking is “which diagnosis code should I put on this claim if I want to collect?”
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Question: A presents to the ED with complaints of a headache that’s worsening daily. He is experiencing visual blurring and nausea but no vomiting. This is the third headache of this nature in three weeks, and it has lasted “four or five […]
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This aspect of op note coding is the “horse that pulls the cart.”
Stuck on how to tackle this op note or those sitting on your desk? Follow this advice, provided by Melanie Witt, RN, CPC, COBGC, MA, an ob-gyn coding expert based in Guadalupita, N.M. and co-presenter of the “Ob-Gyn Op Notes” session at the […]
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Do N95.0 and N95.2 look foreign? Get your ob-gyn ICD-10 equivalents now.
Spare yourself denial hot flashes by taking this three-part postmenopausal abnormality scenario challenge.
Fill In These Blanks Using Your ICD-9 Book
Question 1: Your ob-gyn sees a post menopausal patient with an inflamed vagina because the tissues are thinning and shrinking. The ob-gyn notes decreased vaginal […]
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Combination codes for stroke late effects won’t always cover all the details.
Proper sequencing is essential when coding for late effects, so use this handy chart to sequence your codes correctly every time.
Chart provided by Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, consultant and principal of Selman-Holman & Associates and CoDR — Coding Done Right in Denton, Texas.
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Question: What is the proper ICD-9 code when the lab performs a urine drug test?
Answer: ICD-9 does not provide one specific code for a urine drug test. The correct diagnosis code to report when billing for the lab test depends on the signs, symptoms, patient condition, or other reason for the test, such as screening. […]
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Always used V20.2? That’s about to change, along with codes for atypical vaccine schedule, dad courtesy visit & more.
Your preventive medicine services’ diagnosis list is about to expand. Prepare your charge ticket — and your staff — for this major pediatric ICD-9 shift.
When ICD-9 2010 becomes effective on Oct. 1, you’ll welcome broader hazardous history of and pediatric birth visit codes. […]
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