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Coding with PCS When There is No Code
August 5th, 2020 - Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS

ICD-10-PCS covers ALMOST everything! But not quite! What if a body system does not contain a body part for toes or fingers? What about an elbow? When it does not cover what you are looking for, where do you turn? To the guidelines, of course! There are ICD-10-PCS guidelines just as ...

To Our Codapedia Friends!
July 30th, 2020 - Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS

Codapedia friends, come and join us at Find-A-Code - a core product of innoviHealth! The information found on Codapedia comes from our sister company, Find-A-Code. If you do not already have a subscription with the greatest online coding encyclopedia, call us and get signed up today. We are offering a ...

OIG Report Highlights Need to Understand Guidelines
July 28th, 2020 - Wyn Staheli, Director of Research

A new OIG report once again highlights the necessity for organizations to fully understand requirements for reporting services and having proper documentation. The types of problems addressed in this report are ongoing issues for multiple types of services and specialties and for many different payers.

Office of Inspector General Says Medicare Advantage Organizations are Denying Services Inappropriately
July 21st, 2020 - Aimee Wilcox

We attended the recent virtual RISE National Conference and had the opportunity to listen to presenters share their knowledge about risk adjustment and HCC reporting and data validation. Among the presenters were representatives from the Office of Inspector General (OIG), who presented findings from encounter data from 2012-2016. They began ...

Use the Correct Diagnosis Codes and Revenue Codes to Get Paid for PAD Rehab
July 15th, 2020 - Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS

The initial treatment in rehabilitation for patients suffering from Intermittent Claudication (IC) is Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Rehabilitation using SET involves the use of intermittent walking exercise, which alternates periods of walking to moderate-to-maximum claudication, with rest. When reporting 93668 for peripheral arterial disease rehabilitation the following ...

New Name Same Great Product! "HCC Plus"
July 14th, 2020 - Find-A-Code

Hello HCC Customers! We have made a change in name only to our HCC subscription. The new subscription is now called “HCC Plus”. Keep in mind there have been no changes to the product. Using your subscription along with the risk adjustment calculator will ensure you stay current with...

Are NCCI Edits Just for Medicare?
July 14th, 2020 - Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS

The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits were developed by CMS to help promote proper coding and control improper coding that leads to incorrect payments with part B claims. It is important to understand that NCCI edits do not include every possible code combination or every type of un-bundling combination. With that ...