by Kristi Pollard | Apr 21, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: What is the PCS approach for VIR procedures performed via cutdown? A: The fact that cutdown was used to access the vessel does not impact the approach value. Cutdown means that an incision was made in the skin and subcutaneous tissues so the artery could be...
by Kristi Pollard | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Angioplasty is a relatively simple procedure in concept: insert a balloon into an occluded artery, expand it, and the result (hopefully), is a patent vessel. The ICD-10-PCS codes for angioplasty are not so simple. Since PCS codes have seven characters, there are...
by Kristi Pollard | Mar 23, 2022 | Covid News
With the publication of the Final Rule for the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year 2022, CMS announced that beginning April 1, 2022, ICD-10-CM/PCS code updates will occur twice a year every April 1 and October 1. For this year, there is a...
by Kristi Pollard | Mar 17, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: How would you code for placement of a bone flap from craniotomy into the subcutaneous tissue for storage? Is that integral to the procedure or is there a separate code for it? A: Placement of the bone flap in the subcutaneous tissue for storage meets the root...
by Kristi Pollard | Feb 17, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: For a patient with a history of breast cancer, who is taking tamoxifen, do we code this as a current cancer or use the “history of” Z code?A: Tamoxifen, while often used to treat early-stage disease, after treatment, to prevent recurrence or a new cancer in the...
