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LTC providers reporting ICD-9 codes (and their respective 10 codes) on the encounter. As far as I know this is definitely not allowable anymore, correct? I want to be sure before I take th... [ Read More ]
I received my test results back for the CIC exam and after the first attempt I discovered that the worst part of my results were the fill in the blank coding section of the exam. I decided to go back ... [ Read More ]
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CHF may be coded in addition to diastolic/systolic/combined heart failure if CHF is documented. If there is no CHF it would be 428.20, 428.30, 428.40 assuming these are unspecified. If there is mentio... [ Read More ]
I need some clarification. I was told that when the patient has CHF with Diastolic Dysfunction it codes as current so 428.0 and 428.32. I found this in the coders Desk Refrence pg 417 paragraph 2. ... [ Read More ]
[b]CHF with systolic or diastolic heart failure[/b]
Yes there is coding clinic which says you can code CHF in addition to the systolic and diastolic heart failure series as CHF is not always integral... [ Read More ]
[b]Congestive heart failure[/b]
You do not need to post 428.0 with systolic or diastolic heart failure. I have never heard or read this. Angela Moore, CPC... [ Read More ]
Compare it with outpatient coding and if the shoe fits wear it. By Leonta Lee Williams RHIT CPCO CPC CCS CCDS The healthcare industry affords many wonderful opportunities for career transition and gro... [ Read More ]
It isn8217t every day a Medicare administrative contractor MAC says it will cover a procedure that has neither a specific CPTcode describing it nor any concrete proof that the medical intervention is ... [ Read More ]
Effective for dates of service on or after Sept. 1 2011 Palmetto GBA will cover the percutaneous insertion of an endovascular cardiac assist device and the device itself. 8220The impella has the capac... [ Read More ]