by Kristi Pollard | Sep 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas play important roles in digestion through the release of bile and digestive enzymes. The ductwork that connects these organs to each other and ultimately to the alimentary canal of the gastrointestinal tract, is often a mysterious...
by Kristi Pollard | Aug 25, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Does acute/chronic respiratory acidosis really code as acute/chronic respiratory failure? Can a code for respiratory acidosis be reported with the respiratory failure codes?A: Yes, that is how it is indexed in ICD-10-CM. There is an Exclude2 note for code E87.29,...
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...
