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Basics of ICD 10 code for Atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, and other heart-related complications. Let us learn about ICD 10 code used for … Read more
Basics of ICD-10 CM code for Pneumonia Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Medical coders use a specific ICD 10 code for pneumonia as per ICD 10 code book. J18.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code for Pneumonia that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The … Read more
A time-based chronic care management code (CPT 99491) describes the work of a qualified provider to establish, implement, revise, or monitor the care plan for a patient with two or more chronic continuous or episodic health conditions that are expected to last at least 12 months (or until the death of the patient) and put … Read more
The field of diagnostic radiology comprises a diverse range of services, such as diagnostic radiology (plain film), diagnostic ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diagnostic nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET), and mammography. In light of the increasing scrutiny of imaging services by both public and private payers, it is imperative that coders … Read more
Three shunting procedure codes 33741, 33745 and 33746 are used for congenital cardiac anomalies and two new ventricular assist device codes are added previous year. The current codes for VAD are revised to incorporate the service for left heart. Each code has separate coding guidelines which need to be used for coding the shunt procedure. … Read more
Basics of CPT code 93279, 93280 & 93281 Medicare covers a variety of services for the post-implant follow-up and evaluation of implanted cardiac pacemakers. There are two general types of pacemakers in current use – single-chamber pacemakers which sense and pace the ventricles of the heart, and dual-chamber pacemakers which sense and pace both the … Read more
Description of Ibutilide (Corvert) Ibutilide, a substituted methane sulfonamide derivative, is an intravenous Class III antiarrhythmic agent indicated for rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter to normal sinus rhythm. Prior to approval of ibutilide, electrical cardioversion was the recommended choice for rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter to normal sinus rhythm. No … Read more
Basics of Myasthenia gravis ICD 10 code In myasthenia gravis, the immune system mistakenly attacks the connections between the nerve fibers and the muscles, preventing the muscles from receiving signals from the brain. It normally presents with muscle weakness in specific locations rather than general fatigue, and in two-thirds of patients, the first muscles affected … Read more
Basics of ICD 10 code for Hepatitis The word “hepatitis” comes from the roots “hepato” meaning liver and “itis” meaning inflammation. It could mean any form of inflammation of the liver, and indeed there are a number of different kinds of hepatitis with their own categories in the ICD-10-CM manual. B17.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code … Read more
Description of CPT code 66821 The patient initially had extracapsular cataract surgery in which the posterior shell of the lens was not removed from the eye. But the capsule and/or the membrane adjacent to it (the anterior hyaloid) has since become opaque and must be destroyed in this new surgery. After a topical anesthetic is … Read more