tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 44

Physician Notes: ICD-10 Glitch Sinks Some Foot Care Claims

Plus: Yes you can translate your own handwriting for MAC review. Although most ICD-10 claims are flowing smoothly, practices are still facing glitches following the rollout of the new diagnosis coding system, which went into effect just over two months ago. The latest victims? Routine foot care and nail debridement claims, which are being denied inappropriately, one MAC recently announced. “Some claims for routine foot care and debridement of nails have processed incorrectly since the transition to ICD-10,” said NGS Medicare in a Dec. 2 news blast. “NGS is adding some diagnoses as payable for these...

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