The coding guidelines for BMI have been revised in two areas and extensive coding advice for BMI appeared in the Fourth Quarter 2018 Coding Clinic: The revised guidelines are: B.14 Documentation by Clinicians Other than the Patient’s Provider Code assignment is based on the documentation by patient’s provider (i.e., physician or other qualified healthcare practitioner… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – November 2018
The Third Q 2018 Coding Clinic (page 13) provided coding advice regarding a bilateral deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction. The patient was status post a right mastectomy with tissue expander in place and during this procedure the patient undergoes a prophylactic left mastectomy with the bilateral DIEP. Clarification was requested on whether:… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – October 2018
The annual updates to the ICD-10 and MS-DRG systems have been finalized, effective October 1. The ICD-10 and MS-DRG updates reflect the final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule for the fiscal year 2019, published by CMS on August 6. You can see the details on IPPS here. Other highlights of the MS-DRG changes include: Grouper… Read More »UASI Training for FY2019 MS-DRG Updates
New ECMO Procedural Codes Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), also known as extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of gas exchange or perfusion to sustain life. The technology for ECMO is largely derived from… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – September 2018
The annual updates to the ICD-10 and MS-DRG systems have been finalized and will be effective October 1. The ICD-10 and MS-DRG updates reflect the final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule for the fiscal year 2019, published by CMS on August 6. You can see the details on IPPS here. Other highlights of… Read More »UASI Training for FY2019 ICD-10-PCS Updates
The annual updates to the ICD-10 and MS-DRG systems have been finalized and will be effective October 1. The ICD-10 and MS-DRG updates reflect the final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule for fiscal year 2019, published by CMS on August 6. You can see the details on IPPS here. Other highlights of the… Read More »UASI Training for FY2019 ICD-10-CM Updates
Continuous learning is the only way to keep up with shifting standards and guidelines, payment reform, and the latest changes in healthcare technology. Accurate, high-quality coding is simply not possible without ongoing education.
Continuous learning is the only way to keep up with shifting standards and guidelines, payment reform, and the latest changes in healthcare technology. Accurate, high-quality coding is simply not possible without ongoing education.
FY 2019 ICD-10-PCS Updates It is time once again to prepare for the annual code updates. The table below summarizes the October 1st, 2018 updates for both CM and PCS. New Codes Deleted Codes Revised Codes ICD-10-CM 247 49 139 ICD-10-PCS 392 216 8 The synopsis below highlights just some of the PCS changes for… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – August 2018
Guideline I.A.15 “With” The FY 2017 updates introduced a major change to Guideline I.A.15 “With” as depicted in bold print below: The word “with” should be interpreted to mean “associated with” or “due to” when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index, or an instructional note in the Tabular List. The classification… Read More »Coding Tip of the Month – July 2018