As the ICD-10 medical coding system officially went live on October 1, all HIPAA covered healthcare settings are required to replace ICD-9-CM codes with ICD-10-CM codes on their claims (date of...
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Myocardial Infarctions – ICD-10 Medical Coding and Documentation
Myocardial infarction (MI) refers to heart attack, which occurs when a portion of the heart is deprived of oxygen as a result of the blockage of a coronary artery. The most common cause for this...
How to Welcome ICD-10 Medical Coding
The long awaited ICD-10 Implementation has now arrived. The coding aspect of any practice is usually resource sapping, and that's because there is a significant amount of effort and attention to...
Physicians Not Yet Ready for the ICD-10 Transition, WEDI Survey Reveals
Last year, we discussed the October 2013 ICD-10 Readiness Survey by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) and found that the healthcare industry was not prepared for ICD-10...
Getting Reimbursement for Unlisted Procedures
Getting proper reimbursement for unlisted procedures is not that easy and you have to follow certain steps to increase the chances of reimbursement. A proper insurance verification is the first step...
Medicare Overpayment and Measures to Avoid Penalties
According to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), A Medicare overpayment is defined as a payment received that is in excess of the amount actually payable under Medicare regulations....
How Outpatient Hospitals Can Report S-ICD System Procedures
Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) System procedures are typically performed on patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death and have not yet experienced a cardiac...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Diagnostic and Procedural Coding
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), around 60 percent of children having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD in the United States become adults with...
Solutions to Mitigate Rising Dialysis Costs
Kidney disease is a growing concern among the U.S. people. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10% of adults (more than 20 million people) in the United States may have Chronic...
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