tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 6

ICD-9 CODING QUIZ: Can You List All Applicable Diagnoses -- in the Right Order?

Do you know which ICD-9 code you should list first? Take our quiz to find out. Your patient may present with four or five symptoms or underlying conditions, but if you don't know how to rank them on your claims, you could be risking denials. Plus: Relying on a computer system to rank diagnoses could mean your claims don't represent medical necessary services. To fix the problem, ICD-9 coding conventions advise you to "list first the ICD-9-CM code for the diagnosis, condition, problem, or other reason for encounter/visit shown in the medical record to be chiefly responsible for the...

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