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Shoulder pain is a common complaint amongst adults and can significantly affect daily activities and quality of life. Right shoulder pain is particularly common due to the right shoulder being the dominant one in most individuals. A proper diagnosis is essential in managing right shoulder pain, and one such tool that physicians use to classify … Read more
1. Which does not indicate the catheter was placed on the right side of the heart? Pulmonary artery Pulmonary wedge Right ventricle Aorta Read also: Sample Coded Surgery charts for Medical coders 2.Which can be coded separately by the physician’s office during a cardiac catheterization?1 Intravascular ultrasound Road mapping of artery Interpretation of imaging Placement … Read more
Basics about Root Operation of ICD-10-PCS Root operations of ICD-10- PCS include total 31 root operations. Each root operation is aunique by its definition. ICD-10-PCS will be used in place of Volume 3 codes of ICD 9, so it is very essential to get familiar with root operation of ICD -10-PCS. We know there is … Read more
Basics of Schizophrenia ICD 10 CM Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling. F20.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis … Read more
Coding guidelines for HIV B20 reports human immunodeficiency virus diseases and includes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), which is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). HIV affects certain white blood cells (T-4 lymphocytes) and destroys the ability of the cells to fight infections, making patients susceptible to a host of infectious diseases (e.g., Pneumocystis carinii … Read more
Basics of ICD-10 CM codes of Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia occurs when your bone marrow doesn’t make enough platelets. Platelets form blood clots to help stop bleeding. D69.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Clinical Information A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of platelets … Read more
There is separate ICD 10 coding guideline for coding sepsis, severe sepsis and Septic shock. We have to code multiple or more than one ICD 10 code for coding sepsis. Many coders make lot of mistakes in coding Sepsis. Hence, it is very important to know about the ICD 10 codes for coding sepsis. So, … Read more
Basics of Body Mass Index (BMI) ICD-10 code BMI describes patients’ body weight in consideration of their height. The patient’s weight in kilograms is divided by the square of the patient’s height in meters (kg/m²). A high BMI can be an indicator of overweight or obesity; a low BMI may indicate cachexia or malnutrition. Some people, … Read more
ICD 10 coding guidelines has many different instructional notes which help us to follow general coding guidelines. For example, the Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 notes which are newly introduced in ICD 10, tells us whether to code these codes together or not. The same way, we have lot of codes in ICD 10 code … Read more
What is a Pathological Fracture? Fractures can be coded as traumatic or non-traumatic fractures. As we grow older, our bone density starts decreasing. Due to decrease in density, we may suffer from osteopenia or osteoporosis. Due to less bone density in old age, the bones get fractures even with a small injury. Sometimes even doing … Read more