ICD 10 Coding Alert
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ICD-10 is More Specific for Fibromyalgia
Published on Mon May 07, 2012
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ICD 10 Coding Alert
- Your Coding Manual:
Discover How to Navigate Your ICD-10-CM Manual -- And Don't Miss These Subtle Differences
Your Injury/Poisoning codes and E codes completely transform. Good news! You'll find that your ICD-10-CM [...] - ICD-10-PCS:
To Build Your ICD-10-PCS Code, You Must Identify the Root Operation
Hint: If your doc performs two root operations, report two PCS codes.When you build a [...] - Anatomy and Physiology:
N80.2, N83.0 and More: Match the Code to the Female Reproductive Site
Give your coding a boost by tying code digits to actual structures.When your radiologist interprets [...] - Specialties:
Cardiology: I11.- Codes Eliminate Malignant/Benign Dilemma
Your documentation no longer needs to distinguish this attribute.The ICD-10 implementation date has been officially [...] - Urology:
Combine Kidney Plus Ureter Calculus Under 1 Code in ICD-10
Use 2 examples to master Excludes1 vs. Excludes2 notes. Kidney stone sufferers number in the [...] - Family Practice:
Change to R04.0 for Epistaxis Under ICD-10
Plus: Remember right/left modifiers according to payer policy.Under ICD-9 rules, you have just one code [...] - You Be the Coder:
How to Interpret NEC and NOS in ICD-10
Question: I was looking at the ICD-10-CM manual, and I noticed NEC and NOS. I [...] - Reader Question:
30901 Can Pair With E/M Code
Question: A patient experienced a nosebleed while in the office. The hematologist used packing in [...] - Reader Question:
Double Check Coding for Left and Right Lung
Question: If the physician documents that the patient has a primary neoplasm of the right [...] - Reader Question:
ICD-10 is More Specific for Fibromyalgia
Question: Is there a specific code for fibromyalgia?Ohio SubscriberAnswer: Currently, your best option is to [...]
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