A coder opens a chart for an 82-year-old woman who has lost twelve pounds in four months, eats less than half of what’s put in front of her, and
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Quick Intro: Leukocytosis is a condition usually secondary to illness, infection, inflammation and hematologic issues. Diagnoses that include leukocytosis have varying coding within ICD 10, and for reimbursement
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A patient comes in for a knee injection, a wellness visit, or a follow-up on hypertension, and the medication list includes Eliquis. Nothing about the visit relates to anticoagulation
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Healthcare facilities perform millions of electrocardiograms annually to evaluate cardiac function. When a physician interprets a tracing and identifies irregularities without confirming an underlying cardiac disease, medical billers rely
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Quick Intro: Tinea unguium, as classified in ICD-10 as B35.1, is one of the many challenges of billing and collection, and requires meticulous documentation. Coding challenges can occur
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A positive antinuclear antibody test lands on a chart almost every day in a rheumatology, primary care, or hospital lab setting, and the coder who processes that chart has
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Quick Intro: This blog shows how the healthcare professional can use the ICD-10 code B35.1 for Tinea unguium to gain expedited claim approvals. It explains the various elements
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For ten years, the ICD-10 code for multiple sclerosis was one of the easiest assignments in a neurology chart. Every patient with MS, whatever their disease course or activity,
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Quick Intro: Getting the ICD-10 code right for thoracic pain which is usually M54.6 is really important for getting paid following the rules and taking good care of patients.
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A chart note reads: “Factor V Leiden, heterozygous, on prophylactic anticoagulation before a planned procedure.” The coder opens the encoder, types “Factor V Leiden,” and gets one usable result:
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