Wednesday, April 14, 2021
 

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Telling the whole COVID-19 story in ICD-10-CM: Capturing the inflammatory response

Cheryl Manchenton, RN, BSN, Beth Wolf, MD, CCDS, CPC, and Audrey Howard, RHIA, review ICD-10-CM coding for cytokine release syndrome, sepsis, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

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Ensure ICD-10-CM reporting for malnutrition meets current clinical standards
About 1% of children in the U.S. suffer from chronic malnutrition, according to John Hopkin’s Medicine. In this article, Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC, MSHIM, RHIA, breaks down ICD-10-CM coding and documentation requirements for malnutrition.
Take the proper steps to improving healthcare quality scores
Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCS, CRC, CCDS, describes steps that coding and clinical documentation integrity managers can take to improve quality metrics and hold staff accountable for reporting errors.
Healthcare News: Increased spending on inpatient stays raises upcoding concerns, says OIG
Billing for high-level inpatient stays increased over a six-year period sparking concerns by the government about upcoding, according to a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Q&A: Reporting uncertain diagnoses at time of discharge
Q: Do uncertain diagnoses have to be documented by the physician at the time of discharge? If so, when and how should they be reported?
 

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Report a peptic ulcer specified as duodenal or postpyloric using an ICD-10-CM code from category K26 (duodenal ulcer). If the provider documents an ulcer as peptic but not not specify the location, assign a code from category K27 (peptic ulcer, site unspecified).

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