Home Town Health – February 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 - February AHA Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant Spotlight
Home Town Health - February Question: …..What is the appropriate code assignment for cellulitis in a patient with type 2 diabetes?
Home Town Health - February Answer: MD needs to link cellulitis as a diabetic skin complication Query when needed Don’t assume a causal relationship when the condition is NEC Source: ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter ICD-10 2017 Pages: 100-101 Effective with discharges: October 1, 2017
Home Town Health - February Question ….. clarify the diabetes subentry with “skin complication NEC”…
Home Town Health - February Answer The “with” guideline does not apply to NEC Source: ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter ICD-10 2017 Page:101 Effective with discharges: October 1, 2017
Home Town Health - February Trends and Findings…… Can a coder code a Diagnosis based off of medication use? - Example Answer Source: ICD-9-CM Coding Clinic, Third Quarter 2008 Page: 14 to 15 Effective with discharges: September 19, 2008
Home Town Health - February Save the Date March 27th 2018 HTH/HCCS Quarterly Webinar: ED Evaluation and Management Coding 11:00 am EST
Home Town Health - February Items of Interest…. Office of Inspector General (OIG) - Work Plan Monthly Updates click here
Home Town Health - February Items of Interest…. Jan. 1, 2018 CMS Released Fact Sheet CAH EHR Incentive Program Access here CMS Targeted Probe and Educate New Resources available
Home Town Health - February Items of Interest…. CMS Releases Quarterly NCCI edits v24.1 Effective 4/1/2018 Access Medicare transmittal here
Home Town Health - February Learning Outcomes AHA Coding Clinic Spotlight CPT Assistant Updates Upcoming audio conferences Hot Topics
Home Town Health - February References https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2018-ICD-10-CM-and- GEMs.html AHA Coding Clinics CPT Assistant
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