Category: Medical Coding

Deep-Tissue Pressure Injury

The Dilemma of Coding and Reporting Deep-Tissue Pressure Injury

Confusion and apprehension surround new guidelines for deep-tissue pressure injury. The release of the 2020 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OCG) has resulted in confusion and apprehension surrounding the intent of the new guideline related to the new ICD-10-CM codes for pressure-induced deep-tissue damage, or deep-tissue pressure injury (L89.-6). The ambiguity stems from what […]
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Radiology Code Update

Radiology Code Update for 2020

Quite a few code changes and revisions were made to the Radiology Code section of CPT Code for 2020. Less confusing language and expanded code categories will make life easier for medical coders. Here’s a quick review. Gastrointestinal System A mini overhaul of the gastrointestinal system codes removed the confusing language of “with or without […]
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New Patient EM Denials

New Patient E/M Denials: Mystery Solved

New patient evaluation and management (E/M) claims are being denied when the patient was previously seen by a specialty physician assistant or specialty nurse practitioner on staff. This is happening when another provider of a different specialty in the same multi-specialty group sees the patient for the first time and bills a new patient E/M […]
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CPT Codes Recognize EM Work That Happens Online

New 2020 CPT Codes Recognize E/M Work That Happens Online

Much attention has rightly been given to the major overhaul of Evaluation and Management (E/M) office visit codes set to take effect in 2021, aimed at reducing physicians’ documentation burden. However, changes that took effect on January 1, 2020, have already acknowledged evolving methods of patient communication and medical practice that do not require face-to-face […]
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ICD Coding and Climate-Related Psychiatry

ICD Coding and Climate-Related Psychiatry

Anyone who has viewed the wildfires in Australia knows why it has been called the “canary in the coal mine” of climate change. No wonder that Solastalgia was discovered there. As the ever-increasing carbon is being emitted from the world’s coal mines and other fossil fuel sources, life as we know it is at increased […]
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