Urology Coding Alert

You'll need to implement the new 5010 claim form first to be ready for ICD-10. While the fall of 2013 seems ages away when you're focused on day-to-day coding, you should start thinking about ICD-10 Codes now. Take a look at three key details you need to learn now so that your practice is ready when the implementation deadline rolls around. Don't Stall Prep Because You Expect a Delay Today isn't too soon to start thinking about ICD-10, says Helen Avery, CPC-I, CHC, manager of revenue cycle services at Los Angeles-based Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting Inc. The more familiar you are with the changes, the easier the transition will be. Although you shouldn't start your intensive, in-depth ICD-10 training until six to nine months before implementation, you can prepare in other ways now. "Obtain education and understanding early on so that you will be well equipped," Avery says. Get ready: "The [...]