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Tackle anemia documentation and coding in ICD-10-CM

Anemia describes a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient. Review the types of anemia, diagnostic criteria, treatment, and ICD-10-CM coding.

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Define the where, what, and why of spinal surgery in ICD-10-PCS

Spinal surgery for hospital coders can be very challenging if they do not know the rules for assigning the correct ICD-10-PCS codes. Nancy Reading, RN, CPC, CPC-P, reviews spinal anatomy and surgical approaches, and offers tips on how to select the most appropriate characters in ICD-10-PCS.

Think like a lawyer: Tips for writing effective appeals

The healthcare setting can feel like a courtroom in the denials and appeals arena. By assessing the effort that goes into an appeal and the difference that comes out of them, coders and CDI specialists may find that the chasm between clarifying a patient record and defending it isn’t as wide as they think.

Healthcare News: 2022 OIG healthcare fraud settlements exceeded $1.6 billion

U.S. government civil healthcare fraud settlements exceeded $1.6 billion in 2022, according to the recently released 2022 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report.

Q&A: Reporting Aortix Insertion in ICD-10-PCS

Q: A provider percutaneously inserts an Aortix device into a patient’s descending thoracic aorta. How would this procedure be reported in ICD-10-PCS?

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Coders should not assign ICD-10-CM code M96.89 (other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system) for rib fractures sustained during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). They should assign a code from subcategory M96.A- (fracture of ribs, sternum and thorax associated with compression of the chest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation).

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