CE Articles | | Review 2019 ICD-10-CM updates for injuries, poisonings, and other consequences of external causes | | The FY 2019 ICD-10-CM update includes 54 code additions, three deletions, and 87 revisions to Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Manual, “Injuries, Poisonings, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.” Review updated codes and guidelines for reporting burns, infections and sepsis following a procedure, drug abuse, and human trafficking. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription. |
| Don’t skip a beat: Master ICD-10-CM and CPT coding for heart failure | | According to the National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion, an estimated 5.7 million adults throughout the U.S. have heart failure. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, writes about ICD-10-CM coding for heart failure diagnoses and CPT coding for procedures used to treat the disease. |
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SelectCoder Tip of the Week | | 
ICD-10-CM code J04.2 (acute laryngotracheitis) should be assigned when the patient is reported as specifically having laryngotracheitis by the physician. This involves inflammation of both the larynx and trachea. 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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JustCoding's Member Spotlight | | 
This month we are pleased to introduce Roger Hettinger, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, COC, CPC, CPCO, CPB, CPMA, CRC, CEDC, CGSC, CHONC, CIMC, CUC, CGIC, CHC, CRCR, Senior Revenue Cycle Advisor for Axea Solutions, Inc. in Cumming, Georgia. How did you get into this line of work? I started coding in 2000 and have worked in healthcare since 1994. Before I started coding, I worked in various areas of the healthcare business office doing functions such as entering charges, posting insurance payments, appeals, collections, and customer service. What is your favorite area of coding? My favorite area of coding has been emergency medicine. The coding is never boring or mundane, and there's a wide variety of diagnosis and CPT codes that can be reported. Continue reading the member spotlight here. | | |
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