Q: What advice can you give pertaining to clinical documentation requirements to properly report CPT codes for vaginal deliveries after cesarean procedures?Read More »
I have a question about coding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV-related illnesses. If a physician documents a patient is HIV positive, should the chart be coded to Z21? What about if they document the patient is HIV positive with an HIV-related illness—would that be coded to B20?Read More »
I’ve been told that vasodilator therapy can be used to preserve renal function, but I’m having trouble understanding how. Could you explain it to me?Read More »
If Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) and demand ischemia are both documented, should I code only Type 2 MI based on the Excludes 1 note found in the Tabular List under demand ischemia?
For example, a physician recently documented that a patient had elevated troponin, likely a Type 2 MI/...Read More »
CMS released seven new procedure codes related to the introduction or infusion of therapeutics, including vaccines for COVID-19 treatments, effective April 1, 2022. The seven new procedure codes include:
XW013V7 – Introduction of COVID-19 vaccine does 3 into
Code T83.512, Nephrostomy tube catheter associated infection, leads to DRG 698-700. I understand this is not considered a hospital acquired condition (HAC), but is it still a catheter associated infection from a device?Read More »
