Advanced Search

Primary Care Coding Alert

ICD-10 Coding:

Take These 5 Steps, Code COPD With Ease

Published on Tue Dec 18, 2018

Remember that J44.9 doesn’t always paint the whole picture. What do you do when your provider documents chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the patient’s record? Do you automatically document J44.9 (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified) and move on? Or do you dig further into the record to determine additional codes? We posed this question to two expert coders and [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

Primary Care Coding Alert

View All