ICD-10-PCS defines devices for coding purposes in a very specific way. Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Mark Dominesey, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, CHTS-CP, explain how to assign the correct device character in ICD-10-PCS.
Codes for epilepsy and migraine headaches are getting a makeover for ICD-10-CM. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, reviews the additional specificity in the new ICD-10-CM codes.
Without the right details in the documentation, coders can’t assign the correct code and that becomes more apparent in ICD-10. Melanie Endicott, MBA/HCM, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Paul Weygandt, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, CCS , Kathy DeVault, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, and Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CGSC, COBGC, CPEDC, CENTC, highlight some areas coders and clinical documentation improvement specialists should focus on to prepare for ICD-10.
ICD-10-PCS implementation is less than a year away, so the pressure is on coders to learn the new system and maintain productivity. Gerri Walk, RHIA, CCS-P, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, discusses how to overcome some of the challenges inpatient coders will face in ICD-10-PCS.
The audit landscape continues to change as Recovery Auditors expand prepayment reviews and CMS implements its new 2-midnight rule. Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, Ralph Wuebker, MD, MBA, and Kimberly Hoy Baker, JD, review some of the recent changes to audit focus areas.
Coders may find assigning codes for sepsis somewhat easier in ICD-10-CM, but they will still face some challenges. Ann Barta, MSA, RHIA, CDIP , and Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CCDS, detail how to report sepsis in ICD-10-CM.
A wound is an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other external or internal factor. Robert S. Gold, MD , and Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA , review anatomy and documentation for wounds and explain how to code for wound care in ICD-9 and ICD-10.
The ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting address four specific circumstances when coders will report multiple procedures. Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I, and Mark N. Dominesey, MBA, RN, CCDS, CDIP, HIT Pro-CP, explain the guidelines and how they differ from the current ICD-9-CM guidelines.
Physicians often use different terms interchangeably when documenting sepsis. Robert Gold, MD , and Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, define the different terms and review when to query for additional clarification.
The best way to decrease denials or increase overturn rates begins with a compliant concurrent review of documentation. Marilyn S. Palmer, DO, and Jonathan G. Wiik, MSHA, MBA, review common Recovery Audit targets and provide tips for successfully appealing denials.
