tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2023 Issue Q4

Part B Coding Coach: Improve Stroke Coding Accuracy With These Tips

Focus on choosing the correct ICD-10-CM code for each patient. Providers utilize myriad diagnosis and treatment options when administering care for a patient presenting with signs or symptoms of a stroke. One of the key elements in successfully and accurately coding such an encounter is identifying the appropriate evaluation and management (E/M) service. Correctly reporting any imaging coding options and diagnoses is critical to accuracy of the patient’s medical record and reimbursement, too. Understand How a Stroke May Appear A cerebrovascular accident (CVA), also known as a stroke or cerebral infarction, occurs when the patient experiences a disruption...

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