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  • Differences from I-9 to I-10: Part 3

    on January 17th, 2013   by | No Comments

    Afib/Aflutter-  There are only two codes to identify atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, 427.31 and 427.32 respectively.  However, ICD-10 allows for expansion of these arrhythmias including paroxysmal, persistent and chronic for atrial fibrillation and Typical (Type I) and Atypical (Type II) to describe atrial … Continue reading →

  • Differences from I-9 to I-10: Part 2

    on January 10th, 2013   by | No Comments

    Ventilation times -  ICD-9 procedure codes allow for greater than or less than 96 hours for patients on mechanical ventilation.  These hours directly affect reimbursement for some specific DRGs, having a greater reimbursement for greater than 96 hours.  ICD-10-PCS breaks … Continue reading →

  • Differences from I-9 to I-10: Part 1

    on January 3rd, 2013   by | No Comments

    Respiratory failure-  Look for respiratory failure to have significant reimbursement implications with ICD-10.  In ICD-9, respiratory failure, with no further description, codes to acute respiratory failure and this is an MCC in the MS-DRG system.  However, ICD-10 has a separate code … Continue reading →

  • Similarities from I-9 to I-10: Part 3

    on December 27th, 2012   by | No Comments

    Pressure ulcer- Although the codes look completely different in this section of ICD-10, the only additional piece of information the coder will need to assign is the laterality of the pressure ulcer for those sites that are bilateral, such as … Continue reading →

  • Similarities from I-9 to I-10: Part 2

    on December 21st, 2012   by | No Comments

    Renal failure-  CKD and its stages carry the same definitions through from ICD-9 to ICD-10.  The stages include 1-5 and also include an unspecified as well as ESRD.  The acute renal failure descriptions in ICD-10 match those in ICD-9 as … Continue reading →

  • Similarities from I-9 to I-10: Part 1

    on December 13th, 2012   by | No Comments

    CHF-  CHF code descriptions remain the same in ICD-10 as they did in ICD-9 to include systolic, diastolic and also include the acuity (Acute, chronic or acute on chronic).  Of note, there is no longer a need to add an … Continue reading →

  • FY2013 Final Rule Changes

    on September 27th, 2012   by | No Comments

    Although there are no other coding changes, there are some other changes that affect coders and that you should be aware of. Additions have been made to the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) list. These include: Surgical site infection following cardiac implantable … Continue reading →

  • FY2013 Final Rule Changes

    on September 21st, 2012   by | No Comments

    A notable reimbursement change is moving code 584.8 (acute renal failure with specified pathological lesion) from an MCC to a CC.  This is similar to what they previously did to code 584.9 (acute renal failure, unspecified).    The addition of mild … Continue reading →

  • FY2013 Final Rule Changes

    on September 14th, 2012   by | No Comments

    Get this?  There is only one new procedure code and NO new diagnoses codes for ICD-9-CM!  Furthermore, there are no other revisions or deletions of any codes.  There is a code freeze for ICD-9-CM until ICD-10 comes around in 2014.  … Continue reading →

  • Did you know?

    on September 7th, 2012   by | No Comments

    Roughly 21% of surveyed* healthcare providers already have purchased computer-assisted coding systems. Many survey respondents indicated they are buying systems to prepare for the transition to ICD-10 code sets. 33% of surveyed providers plan to purchase computer-assisted coding systems in … Continue reading →