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[QUOTE="jemimah crescentia, post: 402781, member: 46154"]Hi:
Wishing all a "Happy & Prosperous New year 2017"
Can anyone please help with the ICD10 code for external cause of over extension or stren... [ Read More ]
Hi:
Wishing all a "Happy & Prosperous New year 2017"
Can anyone please help with the ICD10 code for external cause of over extension or strenuous movements, mainly the external cause for sprains.
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Injured By a Spacecraft? There?s a Diagnostic Code for That - Health Blog - WSJ
[url]http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/07/15/injured-by-a-space... [ Read More ]
[b]Case #8 Winner, Answer Key, & Rationale[/b]
Ramesh D. is the winner of case #8. See below for the answer key and rationale.
[B]ANSWER KEY[/B]
CPT: 99283, 29515
CPT Modifiers: 25
ICD-9: 845.00, E0... [ Read More ]
[b]Correct DX and E Code[/b]
Hi,
The correct DX for this problem is 915.8~ Finger, unspecified superficial injury. The E code would be E928.5... [ Read More ]
Good afternoon everyone,
As per "SPARCS" (Data collection) E codes are required for 8xx and 9xx (ICD 9 diagnosis) codes. patient come to clinic with neck/ muscle or any type of strain/sprain . No tr... [ Read More ]
If the Dr. did not document the cause. You can use E codes E928.9 & E849.9. Unspecified environmental and accidental causes & Injury or poisoning occurring at/in unspecified place.... [ Read More ]
I couldn't find an E Code either. My coding software states "use add'l E Code if applicable to identify the cause of the eye condition."
If all you have to go on is that the contact lens caused the a... [ Read More ]
Would like opinions on what would be appropriate E code for angioedema (995.1), or if it is an exception and does not require one. Have considered E928.0 and E988.9 as I code for emergency ambulance ... [ Read More ]
*Injury codes for human bites, external cause*
Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2000 Page: 61 to 62 Effective with discharges: October 1, 2000
[U]External Cause of Injury Codes for Human Bites [/U]
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Wondering what new procedure codes the new year will bring Wonder no more CPT 2024 will include 153 new codes throughout the code book including the Evaluation and Management section several Surgery s... [ Read More ]
Youll find minimal changes to the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative NCCI code files this fourth quarter 2023. The update effective Oct. 1 includes just three changes to code edits in both th... [ Read More ]
Former MedPAC commissioner cites agencies high profit margins. Home health agencies HHAs have been making a lot of noise to push back on the proposed rate cuts for 2024 and a Senate hearing has added ... [ Read More ]
Code descriptor revisions are about time. After the extensive changes CPT made to the evaluation and management EM codes and guidelines over the last few years youll be relieved to know that the EM ch... [ Read More ]
DOCUCON provides answers and solutions for CDI specialists and those considering a CDI career. AAPC concluded its clinical documentation improvement CDI conference DOCUCON today. Healthcare business p... [ Read More ]