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Hypertension is the medical term for elevated blood pressure — a serious medical condition in which the pressure of the circulating blood against the arterial walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems such as heart disease and stroke. Hypertension (HTN) is a worldwide epidemic, affecting an estimated 1.13 billion people globally. … Read more
Basics of Pregnancy ICD 10 codes Pregnancy ICD 10 codes are very specific in ICD 10. All the normal, complication and Z codes used in pregnancy chapter are very specific and helpful in diagnosis coding. Even the ICD 10 codes has weeks of gestation codes in Z3A category, to give more information about pregnancy period. … Read more
Diagnosis play a very important role in medical coding. The diagnosis codes should always fulfill the medical necessity for the procedure performed. Failed medical necessity can lead to denials. Also, the selection of principal diagnosis is very important topic in ICD coding. There are few specific coding guidelines for choosing the primary diagnosis. There are … Read more
In ICD 10, the injury codes are still creating lot of problems for medical coders. They are still not able to use and differentiate between the intial, subsequent and sequela ICD 10 codes. The use of 7th character for initial and subsequent encounter can be understood after coding some injury charts, but the use of … Read more
There has been lot of new ICD 10 codes added for 2023 related to cardiovascular conditions like Angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis, pericardial effusion, aortic dissection etc. These code are ready to use for 2023. Below are list of the ICD 10 of for these conditions. New code for refractory angina pectoris Angina pectoris (category I20) is an early … Read more
As per the new ICD 10 updates, some new guidelines need to follow from Q3 october 2022. Chapterwise their are some ICD 10 codes which are added newly in codebook like B04 for monkeypox disease. Also we will see some of the important changes in ICD 10 codes from Q3 2022. ICD 10 Coding … Read more
In 2023, many of us will have new resolution in New Year. Some of them will be trying for clearing medical coding certification in 2023 and make a successful career in medical coding. Today we will share some tips about how to get prepared for CPC (Certified Professional Coder) exam. In 2023, we will some … Read more
Basic information about ICD 10 code for Sciatica Sciatica is nerve pain from an injury or irritation to the sciatic nerve, which originates in your buttock/gluteal area and the longest nerve in the body. ICD-Code M54.3 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for sciatica used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Sciatica. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 724.3. Description … Read more
Coding guideline for Supervision for high risk pregnancy Codes from category O09, Supervision of high-risk pregnancy, are intended for use only during the prenatal period. For complications during the labor or delivery episode as a result of a high-risk pregnancy, assign the applicable complication codes from Chapter 15. If there are no complications during the … Read more
Exactly 1,468 new codes will be added to the ICD- 10-CM code set for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Moreover, 251 diagnosis codes will be deleted, 35 code descriptors will be revised, and 36 codes will be converted to parent codes to many of the new child codes. The changes go into effect Oct. 1, 2022. … Read more