tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 39

Diagnosis Coding: 10 Steps to Ensure ICD-9-CM Coding Compliance

Keep one eye on ICD-9 while looking ahead to ICD-10. If your practice is focusing heavily on the transition to ICD-10, you’re definitely doing the right thing, since there’s less than a year left until the new diagnosis coding system takes effect. However, while you’re moving forward toward the updated system, you should continue to ensure that you submit clean ICD-9 claims. The following ten tips can help safeguard your practice against common diagnosis coding pitfalls. 1. Have access to the rules. Coders must have access to and understand the federal, state and private-payer requirements. The...

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