Lolita Jones, RHIA, CSS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses five ways ICD-10 will affect patient surgical encounters in an ambulatory surgery center. This article is the third ...

Lolita Jones, RHIA, CSS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses five ways ICD-10 will affect “front office” processes in an ambulatory surgery center. This article is the second ...

The 12 new ICD-10-PCS procedure codes listed are designated as non-OR and do not affect any major diagnostic category or MS-DRG assignment. Q: Are there fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS codes our ...

I120 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease I129 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or ...

A161 Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriological and histological examination not done A162 Tuberculosis of lung, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation A164 Tuberculosis of larynx, ...

G400 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset G4000 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic ...