Learn How to Code
ICD 10 codes are still creating problems for medical coders. Their are few common errors done by medical coders in ICD 10, we should be taken care off. ICD 10 codes are very specific and large in numbers as compared to ICD 9. This is one of the main difference between ICD 9 and ICD … Read more
Since, we are moving toward 2019, their will be again changes in ICD 10 codes. Till now, 280 new ICD 10 codes and 170 revised has been finalized for 2019. This number cannot be finalized till we come across the total number of new ICD 10 codes for 2019. All the new updates about new … Read more
As we have moved from ICD 9 to ICD 10 codes from October 2015, now we can easily tell which one is good for medical coders. As I am a medical coder, I am just putting my point of view, which can differ from other coders. I really like ICD 10 codes that are far … Read more
Parkinson’s disease G20 Secondary parkinsonism due to prescribed Thorazine (neuroleptic drug), initial encounter G21.11 T43.3x5A Intractable epilepsy, grand mal type, status epilepticus G40.411 Poorly controlled generalized idiopathic epilepsy G40.319 Intractable focal epilepsy G40.119 Febrile convulsions, recurrent R56.00 Alzheimer’s disease with delirium G30.9 F02.80 F05 Chronic intractable tension-type headache G44.221 Cerebrovascular accident with left-sided weakness I63.9 … Read more
Status Z codes for Vascular Catheter placement Before giving Chemotherapy to cancer patient, doctors usually place a port or catheter in chest to give required drugs for neoplasm. This catheter can be placed as non-tunneled or tunneled in chest. The CPT codes used for placing the vascular catheter range from 36555-36571. This code range will … Read more
Pregnancy icd codes V22.0, V22.1 and V22.2 Coding of pregnancy charts is little tricky. When coders get OB chart they we mostly get confuse with the cpt as well as with icd codes. Since, we have different chapter 11, especially for OB complication codes. Therefore, whenever we have an OB procedure performed with a complication … Read more
You have more opportunity to earn CEUs to retain your Professional Medical Coding Certificate from AAPC and AHIMA. Supercoder is giving CEUs for attending webinars in June and July month. We have already seen few more website where we can earn CEUs for AAPC and AHIMA. Medical coders are always in search of CEUs, hence … Read more
ICD 10 codes has increased lot of complication for medical coders. Since, ICD 10 is very different from ICD 9, the use of these codes has created lot of problem. Still there are lot of ICD 10 coding errors done by medical coders. Most of the errors are happening in coding Z codes, due to … Read more
In ICD 10, the diagnosis codes are very specific. To code pregnancy complications, we have very specific codes in ICD 10 this time. Now, we have codes for first, second, third and unspecified trimester ICD 10 codes for pregnancy complication. Earlier in ICD 9 codes, pregnancy complication codes were only based on antepartum, postpartum or … Read more
In 2018, we will be having lot of new ICD 10 codes in ICD 10 codebooks. Lot of specific diagnosis codes will be added. Already I have shared few ICD 10 new codes in my previous post. Today, again I am add few more codes to the list. We will be having new updated ICD … Read more