Cracking the Code

When a patient is admitted for management of respiratory manifestations of COVID-19 and is also status-post lung transplant

When coding spinal fusion procedures, it is important to determine which procedures are integral and which are not integral.

It is comprised of three components that are considered separately and summed: eye opening (E), verbal response (V), and motor responses (M)

Coding opportunities sometimes are buried within the body of operative reports which makes it even more challenging.

Telehealth services allow a physician or other approved licensed care provider with the ability to provide services and effectively communication

If the physician completes therapeutic intervention or diagnostic testing for pleural effusion, then it is acceptable to report it as a secondary diagnosis

All of the injuries should be reported separately unless there is a combination diagnosis code provided for those conditions.

Starting April 1, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) implemented a brand new ICD-10-CM diagnosis code: U07.0, vaping-related disorder.

If a patient is admitted to a hospital with a pressure ulcer that progresses during the patient’s stay to another severity, then it’s appropriate to report

On April 7, 2020, CMS proposed a new Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This act waives co-insurance and deductibles for additional COVID-19.