tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 12

ICD-10: Perfect Your ICD-10 Claims With These 3 Tips

Hint: Don’t rely on GEMs. Maybe you’re still struggling with your transition to ICD-10, even though you’ve been at it for over a month.  Check out these five pointers to solidify your ICD-10 coding skills. Tip 1: Learn Relevant Combination Codes Under ICD-10, you have more combination codes for certain conditions and their associated common symptoms or manifestations, said Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, senior director of coding policy and compliance for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in a recent CMS tutorial. These combination codes eliminate the need for reporting two codes...

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