On Thursday, CMS announced that about 10% of claims submitted since the Oct. 1 transition to ICD-10 have been rejected, but only a small percentage of those were denied because…
The ultimate irony of a long standing ICD-10 to Y2K comparison is that – after all the years of debate, disdain and doomsday predictions – it now appears that the…
From patient accounting systems to sticky notes and "cheat sheets" posted in exam rooms, ICD-9 codes permeate the health care environment, translating the information in medical records to numbers on…
Healthcare providers may face disruptions in their payments even if they are on target to operate using ICD-10 codes on Oct. 1, 2014. Since providers will, and indeed need, to…
When ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition takes place in 2013, you will not always have an easy one-to-one relationship between old codes and the new codes. See how your ICD-9 codes will change in the following instances when the ICD-10 transition finally takes place.
Make the transition to new iliac revascularization codes a little simpler by using this chart. Be sure to read “37220 to +37223 Revamp Your Iliac Intervention Coding Options” on the cover to get more information on these new codes. Use the appropri...
Get used to using letters in your diagnosis coding. Take a look at some of the ways your urology diagnosis coding will change in 2013 by reviewing this chart of some common diagnoses you see in your urology practice. This rundown, based on the ICD-10 2...