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Radiation Oncology ICD-10 Readiness Depends on Medical Practice Billing Transitions, Training and Testing

Radiation Oncology ICD-10 Readiness Depends on Medical Practice Billing Transitions, Training and Testing

sam-mi2013-08-23T13:44:56+00:00

Just where does your Radiation Oncology medical practice billing stand when it comes to preparations for ICD-10? Yours might be among the 55.4 percent of medical practices (as of June 2013) in the United States that hasn't started or has barely begun preparations. Even if your practice is in the remaining 45.6 percent, you're most likely in process but maybe not making the progress you were hoping in order to meet the Oct. 1, 2014 implementation deadline. Relax, because you're about to read important updates to help keep you abreast of current developments so you can prepare for a seamless transition. [...]

Radiation Oncology ICD-10 Readiness Depends on Medical Practice Billing Transitions, Training and Testingsam-mi2013-08-23T13:44:56+00:00

Put ICD-10 Prep in Motion for Orthopedic Surgery Medical Coding and Billing

Put ICD-10 Prep in Motion for Orthopedic Surgery Medical Coding and Billing

sam-mi2013-08-22T10:47:19+00:00

Just how does your Orthopedic medical coding and billing rate when it comes to preparations for ICD-10? Yours might be among the 55.4 percent of all medical practices (as of June 2013) in the United States that hasn't started or has barely begun preparations. Even if your practice is in the remaining 45.6 percent, you're most likely in process but perhaps not making the progress you were hoping to in order to meet the Oct. 1, 2014 implementation deadline. Are there aspects of the implementation causing concern for your healthcare revenue cycle management? If so, you're not alone. According to a [...]

Put ICD-10 Prep in Motion for Orthopedic Surgery Medical Coding and Billingsam-mi2013-08-22T10:47:19+00:00

ICD-10 and Neurosurgery: Updates Require Vigilance in Medical Coding and Billing

ICD-10 and Neurosurgery: Updates Require Vigilance in Medical Coding and Billing

sam-mi2013-08-20T09:10:16+00:00

How do the new codes for neurophysiologic studies performed during surgical procedures affect you? Updates in Neurosurgery coding and billing include: Confirm Chronicity For Nontraumatic Subdural Hemorrhage Pinpoint site to accurately report contusions of head in ICD-10 Changes to the CPT language for analysis and programming of Neurostimulators Clarifications on the use of needle aspiration of bone marrow for bone grafting New code for pre-sacral spinal arthrodesis Changes to the percutaneous sacral nerve codes New codes for angiography that may impact surgeons doing endovascular treatment [space height="10"] These are just two of the thousands of Neurosurgery coding updates to be aware [...]

ICD-10 and Neurosurgery: Updates Require Vigilance in Medical Coding and Billingsam-mi2013-08-20T09:10:16+00:00

ICD-10 Transition Unveils New Code Structure, Increased Radiology Medical Billing Documentation

ICD-10 Transition Unveils New Code Structure, Increased Radiology Medical Billing Documentation

sam-mi2013-08-15T11:48:42+00:00

Code assignments and documentation for Radiology coding and billing will be very different in the world of ICD-10. A seven-character code will need to be constructed—either for medical-surgical procedures or ancillary services. These include imaging, and radiation oncology and nuclear medicine. One of 34 possible values has been assigned for each character in each code. The same letter or number placed in a different character means something different, which is why each character's physical position is important. Values are the numbers 0 through 9 and all letters in the alphabet except I and O. according to the Centers for Medicare & [...]

ICD-10 Transition Unveils New Code Structure, Increased Radiology Medical Billing Documentationsam-mi2013-08-15T11:48:42+00:00

Averting a Coding Emergency: ICD-10 Updates from CMS Avoid Confusion in Medical Coding and Billing

Averting a Coding Emergency: ICD-10 Updates from CMS Avoid Confusion in Medical Coding and Billing

sam-mi2013-08-12T11:47:05+00:00

Emergency medicine coding and billing can be more than a little confusing, especially when updates and clarifications are happening practically every day. Take CMS for example. Recently, they released several important clarifications because there's been some confusion and frustration regarding the codes in Chapter 20, External Causes of Morbidity (V, W, X, and Y codes), which will replace the current ICD-9-CM E-Code section. According to CMS as reported in an article from American Association of Professional Coders, "the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines (I.C.20) state that for any initial encounter from an illness or adverse effect, the codes found in this chapter should [...]

Averting a Coding Emergency: ICD-10 Updates from CMS Avoid Confusion in Medical Coding and Billingsam-mi2013-08-12T11:47:05+00:00

New ICD-10 Codes Include ‘Bizarre’ Ones Rarely Used in Medical Practice Coding and Billing

New ICD-10 Codes Include ‘Bizarre’ Ones Rarely Used in Medical Practice Coding and Billing

sam-mi2013-06-27T10:14:10+00:00

The growing pains of transitioning to ICD-10 can only be surpassed by the pain of adding a slew of new codes that are far from the standard run of the mill ones you utilize every day. Among the 68,000 new ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes (compared to 18,000 in ICD-9), CMS has created ICD-10 codes that are considered by some to be among the most bizarre. In fact, Power Your Practice has gone one step further to create the "Awards for the Most Bizarre ICD-10 codes." Bizarre or not, these more specific codes are provided as an example of how much [...]

New ICD-10 Codes Include ‘Bizarre’ Ones Rarely Used in Medical Practice Coding and Billingsam-mi2013-06-27T10:14:10+00:00

ICD-10 Conversion Adds Codes, Detail to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management

ICD-10 Conversion Adds Codes, Detail to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management

sam-mi2013-06-11T09:33:37+00:00

Within all the layers of detailed information you’re learning as you begin to convert your medical practice billing and coding to ICD-10 are the 68,000 diagnosis codes that include those you may not refer to every day. Say, for example, ICD-10’s introduction of 312 codes for injuries by animals. They include: W5922XA: Struck by a turtle, initial encounter W5609XA: Other contact with dolphin, initial encounter W58.11XA: Bitten by a crocodile, initial encounter W58.01XA: Bitten by alligator, initial encounter Then there are those for even more specific circumstances: X52XXXD: Prolonged stay in weightless environment, subsequent encounter V91.07XA: Burn due to water skis [...]

ICD-10 Conversion Adds Codes, Detail to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Managementsam-mi2013-06-11T09:33:37+00:00

ICD-10 Unveils Challenges, Opportunities for Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Management

ICD-10 Unveils Challenges, Opportunities for Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Management

sam-mi2013-06-06T09:20:44+00:00

Coding for injuries such as fractures is among the biggest challenges facing Diagnostic Radiologists as ICD-9 transitions to ICD-10 by Oct. 1, 2014. To give you an idea of the shift, compare all codes related to fractures of the radius: ICD-9 included 32 codes. ICD-10-CM has 1,731. The jump from 16,000 codes in ICD-9 to 68,000 codes in ICD-10-CM is resulting from a greater amount of information that’s required about the acuity of the patient and correlating disease process. Fracture codes will be much more detailed, including which limb it is, the fracture displaced or non-displaced, for example. They will have [...]

ICD-10 Unveils Challenges, Opportunities for Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Managementsam-mi2013-06-06T09:20:44+00:00

MedRev Index Harnesses the Power of Your Medical Practice Revenue Cycle Management During ICD-10 Transition

MedRev Index Harnesses the Power of Your Medical Practice Revenue Cycle Management During ICD-10 Transition

sam-mi2013-06-04T09:07:43+00:00

As your practice prepares for the ICD-10 conversion, your medical practice revenue cycle management and ultimately your bottom line hang in the balance. Revenue stream needs to continue uninterrupted before, during and after the Oct. 1, 2014 ICD-10 conversion deadline. But how is this possible when the ICD-10 conversion means significant changes to office procedures that can affect every aspect of business operations including your medical practice billing and coding? Medical record documentation will increase too. You and coders will need to collect and document more data on patients to justify all codes submitted for claims. During this conversion, said to [...]

MedRev Index Harnesses the Power of Your Medical Practice Revenue Cycle Management During ICD-10 Transitionsam-mi2013-06-04T09:07:43+00:00

Bridging the Gaps in ICD-10 Can Also Create Seamless Medical Practice Billing and Coding Transition

Bridging the Gaps in ICD-10 Can Also Create Seamless Medical Practice Billing and Coding Transition

sam-mi2013-05-23T09:24:45+00:00

The ICD-10 conversion on Oct. 1, 2014 means significant changes to office procedures, which are expected to affect every aspect of business operations. It also requires you to increase your level of medical record documentation across all aspects of service. Can your current physician revenue cycle management process stand the added weight of this transition? Does it have the experience and foresight required to navigate all the nuances and changes that are happening? What about the resources to provide your team the full cadre of support and training you need throughout the various implementation stages? While this large-scale shift in coding [...]

Bridging the Gaps in ICD-10 Can Also Create Seamless Medical Practice Billing and Coding Transitionsam-mi2013-05-23T09:24:45+00:00