by Kristi Pollard | Feb 13, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
Since February is the month of love, I’m here to profess undying love for my professional soulmate – the heart. I can’t help it, I love everything about the heart: the structure, how it works as both its own organ and to keep other organs alive, and the complexity of...
by Kristi Pollard | Nov 15, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: How do you code the use of e-cigarettes or vaping?A: Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2017: Page 28 addresses coding for the use of electronic cigarettes during smoking cessation. In that article, they advised to assign code F17.290, Nicotine dependence, other tobacco...
by Kristi Pollard | Sep 21, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can you summarize how MS-DRG grouper logic works?A: The first step in grouping an MS-DRG is the assign the case to a major diagnostic category (MDC). This is done by classifying the principal diagnosis into one of 25 MDCs based on body system and case similarity....
by Kristi Pollard | Sep 13, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: What is the difference between biliary drainage using an ERCP approach and percutaneous biliary drainage?A: When a biliary stent is placed in the biliary tree for drainage using an ERCP approach, a scope is inserted into the mouth and through the esophagus,...
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,...
