tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2013 Issue 1

Cardioversion Tips: Jump Start Your Cardioversion And Defibrillation Coding With These Tactics

Split these procedures apart to prevent denials. Deciphering clinical chart details to figure out how to identify services in the ED can challenge the most experienced ED coders. That’s especially true for cardioversions and defibrillations, which can trigger denials when coders don’t know how to read the reports and accurately distinguish between them, in which case they’re reported interchangeably or not at all. With the added complication of "chemical" versus "electrical" cardioversions and the elusive "elective" cardioversion, it is no wonder there is often confusion. Good news: But if you learn to distinguish between each procedure...

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