tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 8

ICD-10 Coding: Apply These Laterality And Episode of Care Tips For Pediatric Presentation Diagnoses

Under ICD-10, you’ll need to check the chart to correctly assign that 7th character for the most accurate code choice. Expanding the diagnosis code set from a maximum of five characters in ICD-9 to seven characters in ICD-10 allows for specificity in the areas such as laterality and episode of care for pediatric patients.  Consider these pediatric laterality crosswalk examples from Eryn Lukic, CCS-P, CPC, CEDC, AHIMA ICD-10 Trainer and Associate Director, Coding Operations at LogixHealth in Bedford, Massachusetts. 1. Diagnosis:  otitis media, left ear ICD-9-CM:  382.9, Unspecified otitis media ICD-10-CM:  H66.92...

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