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Coding and CDI Tips
Coding Tips: Complication Comorbidity Update
Complication Comorbidity Update Examples Include: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) codes, Z59.00. Homelessness unspecified, Z59.01. Sheltered homelessness and Z59.02, Unsheltered homelessness will be considered CC’s (complication/comorbidity) beginning with...
Coding Tips: Insertion of Magnetic Lengthening Device into Esophagus
New Code for Insertion of Magnetic Lengthening Device into EsophagusUpdates: New codes are valid for October 1, 2023 discharges. Notes: It is implanted at the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a circular band of muscle that closes the last few centimeters of...
Coding Tips: Lesson on Ventricular Assist Devices
Lesson on Ventricular Assist Devices Devices Include: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD): Most common type. Surgically implanted in the heart and takes over the work of the left ventricle, one of the heart's two lower chambers. Right ventricular assist...
Coding Tips: External Sheath for CABG
New Technology Code: External Sheath for CABG Updates: New codes are valid for October 1, 2023 discharges. Notes: It is important to submit accurate ‘new technology’ codes because CMS provides an extra incremental payment (in addition to the MS-DRG payment) for...
CDI Tips: Pancytopenia
PancytopeniaPancytopenia: A hematologic condition where there is a lower-than-normal number of red and white blood cells and platelets in the blood. Common etiologies include, but are not limited to: Autoimmune disorders Bone marrow disorders Genetic disorders...
Coding Tips: April 2024 ICD-10-CM Coding Updates
April 2024 ICD-10-CM Coding UpdatesUpdates: There are NO new ICD-10-CM codes for April 2024. Notes: They have done some cleanup with punctuation and grammar within the ICD-10-CM Manual. They have also done some updating, often making many ‘Excludes1’ into ‘Excludes2’...