Home Town Health – January 2017 Jenan Custer RHIT, CCS, CPC, CDIP AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer Director of Coding Healthcare Coding and Consulting Services (HCCS)

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Home Town Health - January AHA Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant Spotlight

Home Town Health - January Question:   How many times may code 93793 be reported?

Home Town Health - January Answer: New Code for 2018 Once per Day Source: CPT Assistant, November 2017 Page: 10 Category: Frequently Asked Questions New Code

Home Town Health - January Question Clarification Sepsis Guideline….

Home Town Health - January Answer Documentation must link Looking at the “with” guideline Guideline update October 1, 2017 Source: ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter ICD-10 2017 Pages: 99-100 Effective with discharges: October 1, 2017

Home Town Health - January Question Coding “Ruled Out” Diagnosis on Inpatient Stays     

Home Town Health - January Answer Guideline Application Understanding: “probable, suspected, likely, questionable, or possible, or still to be ruled out” When should provisional or differential diagnosis not considered an uncertain diagnosis Source: ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter ICD-10 2017 Pages:102-103 Effective with discharges: October 1, 2017 Inpatient Only

Home Town Health - January Question Facility Code Omission based on Policies…   

Home Town Health - January When it is and is not appropriate Query when Appropriate Apply Codes based off of conditions Documented Source: ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter ICD-10 2017 Page: 110 Effective with discharges: October 1, 2017 Answer

Home Town Health - January Save the Date Annual CPT Coding Changes for 2018 Audio conference Jan. 30th at 11:00 am EST

Home Town Health - January Items of Interest…. Provider Texting Information Click here CMS Quality Measures Proposed… - What to watch Click here

Home Town Health - December Learning Outcomes AHA Coding Clinic Spotlight CPT Assistant Updates Upcoming audio conferences Hot Topics

Home Town Health - December References https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2018-ICD-10-CM-and- GEMs.html AHA Coding Clinics CPT Assistant

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