CE Articles | | Healthcare News: 2019 ICD-10-CM coding guidelines released | | CMS and the National Center for Health Statistics recently released the 2019 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Changes include clarification on the usage of “with,” updated sepsis guidance, and added guidelines for subsequent myocardial infarction. |
| Q&A: Reporting septic shock as a PDX | | Q: In what instance would septic shock not be coded as a principal diagnosis (PDX)? I’ve been under the impression that septic shock should always be reported as a PDX. |
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When a condition classifiable to ICD-10-CM code category N26.- (unspecified contracted kidney) is present in combination with a diagnosis of hypertension, ICD-10-CM code I12.9 (hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease) should be assigned followed by the appropriate N26.- code. 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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This month we are pleased to introduce Lisa R. Reilly, RHIA, CCS, who has 20 years of experience as a coder and who currently works as the director of health information management (HIM) at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes, Delaware. What has been your biggest professional challenge? Going from paper charts to an electronic medical record (EMR). Also, the conversion to ICD-10. What has been most rewarding about your job? The learning experience and the ability to learn all aspects of coding, which impact outpatient and inpatient records. Continue reading the member spotlight here. JustCoding is always looking for more members to feature in this section. If you’d like to share your coding story, please email editor Amanda Norris at anorris@hcpro.com | | |
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