Jeanne Yoder, Author at AAPC Knowledge Center

Watchful Waiting: Collecting Newborn Information

By Jeanne Yoder

In Healthcare Business Monthly

Mar 1st, 2018

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Know when to code newborn conditions that only require a watchful eye. During an initial newborn evaluation, watchful waiting conditions are findings that usually resolve without medical intervention in a few weeks to a few years. Some watchful waitin...

Capture Active Duty Diagnoses with DoD Unique Codes

By Jeanne Yoder

In Healthcare Business Monthly

Oct 1st, 2016

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These “unique” codes allow more specific diagnosis reporting and statistics. The Defense Health Agency (DHA), which supports the delivery of health services to Military Health System beneficiaries, occasionally requests the National Center for Health ...

Finally – Tobacco Use That Isn't a Mental Health Issue

By Jeanne Yoder

In Coding

Aug 20th, 2015

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By Jeanne Yoder, RHIA, CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P Finally. A way to code tobacco use without tagging a patient with a mental condition. What percent of the patients coded with ICD-9-CM 305.1 Tobacco Use Disorder actually have some kind of mental disorder? Usua...

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ICD Diagnoses and Procedures are Changing. Not CPT or HCPCS

By Jeanne Yoder

In Industry News

Aug 20th, 2015

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By Jeanne Yoder, RHIA, CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P Professional Components of Procedures What is changing with CPT on 1 Oct 2015? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Save for the annual updates, CPT and HCPCS Level II stay the same with the transition to ICD-10-...

"Families" of Diagnoses

By Jeanne Yoder

In CMS

Jul 29th, 2015

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By Jeanne Yoder, RHIA, CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P What is a diagnosis ‘family?’ More than one coder was wondering this when they saw: What happens if I use the wrong ICD-10 code, will my claim be denied? While diagnosis coding to correct level of specificity ...

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Watchful Waiting: Collecting Newborn Information

Capture Active Duty Diagnoses with DoD Unique Codes

Finally – Tobacco Use That Isn't a Mental Health Issue

ICD Diagnoses and Procedures are Changing. Not CPT or HCPCS

"Families" of Diagnoses

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