by Kristi Pollard | Aug 25, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: When should the new qualifier M for Monoclonal Antibody in the 3E0 table be used? Can it be used to report cancer or COVID MAB therapy?A: The qualifier M for Monoclonal Antibody is only available when the 6th character substance value C, Other Therapeutic...
by Kristi Pollard | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
We all have those codes that we’ve memorized – the ones that we assign on autopilot when we read certain documentation. For many coders, that code is Z79.899, Other long term (current) drug therapy. It is the catchall code when the patient is or has taken a medication...
by Kristi Pollard | Jul 21, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: How do you code for a through and through lip laceration when the mucosa, subcutaneous tissue, and skin are all repaired? Can you report code 40650 with a code for the skin repair?A: Assign only code 40650 for repair of a through and through lip laceration. This...
by Kristi Pollard | Jun 15, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: When a patient has sepsis due to COVID-19, is the sepsis code always sequenced first?A: No. Sequencing depends on whether the sepsis was present on admission and meets the definition of principal diagnosis. If a patient presented with a COVID-19 infection and...
by Kristi Pollard | Jun 15, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can you code “mild” valve conditions from an echocardiogram report? A: Before assigning a code for a valvular condition, regardless of the documented severity, the coder should determine if the condition meets the definition of an additional diagnosis as outlined...
