CE Articles | | Gain insight on ICD-10-PCS reporting for pacemaker Insertions | | Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, writes that inpatient coding for pacemaker Insertions can be confusing to both novice and experienced coders. Because of this, it’s important for all inpatient coders to regularly review ICD-10-PCS reporting for these procedures. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription. |
| Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2021, advises on encephalopathy and other topics | | In this article, Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, reviews Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2021, advice for reporting encephalopathy, a laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy, and more. |
| Combing through COVID-19 case-mix index research | | Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, and Lynn Shay, CPHQ, say that making sense of varying COVID-19 case-mix index metrics is an important endeavor that will sometimes require a bit of DIY. In this article, they explain how they were able to unscramble their departments’ COVID-19 case-mix index data. |
| Healthcare News: CMS releases FY 2022 IPPS final rule | | CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2022 IPPS final rule on Monday, August 2, which finalizes its efforts to cushion the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital revenue and resources. Along with payment rate updates, the final rule also repealed the MS-DRG relative weight methodology and hospital cost-reporting requirement finalized in the 2021 IPPS final rule. |
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SelectCoder Tip of the Week | | 
Do not assign ICD-10-CM code G54.5 (neuralgic amyotrophy) for diabetic amyotrophy. Diabetes with amyotrophy should be reported with the appropriate combination code to specify the type of diabetes and the neuralgic amyotrophy manifestation. Interested in more coding tips and claim validation tools? Click here to sign up for a demo or to learn more about SelectCoder. | | |
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