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Coding on the Home Front
Author: Zeisset, Ann M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: April 2002
Recently, a group of coders participated in a survey about their day-to-day experiences as remote, or at-home coders. The survey asked a series of questions related to the positives and negatives of coding at home versus coding in the more traditional office setting. Below is a summary of the....
Coding Open Fractures in ICD-10-CM
Author: Comfort, Angie
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 2012
Fractures are a common medical malady, and coders encounter them often. But the differences between coding fractures in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM are vast.
Upon implementation of ICD-10-CM the code system currently in place for fractures within ICD-9-CM will cease to exist, and a new,....
Coding Peripheral Angioplasties
Author: Hull, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2006
Like other interventional procedures, peripheral angioplasties involve complex combination coding. Surgical and radiological supervision and interpretation codes must be assigned for each procedure. In some instances multiples of both code types are assigned. This article discusses the various....
Coding Pregnancy
Author: Bronnert, June
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2006
While science and research have shed light on the various stages of fetal development, the process is still fascinating. This article details each month of a fetus’s development and reviews common delivery complications and where related information may be documented in the record.
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Coding Preventive Care Services
Author: Wilkinson, Dianne
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: March 2008
According to the Partnership for Prevention—a program-based organization of businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies—“the U.S. health care system suffers a quality deficit in part because too many patients do not get the effective preventive care they need when they ne....
Coding Radiology Services
Author: Walk, Gerri
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: January 2009
Because coding and radiology departments often share accountability for the quality of outpatient radiology coding, it is important that coding professionals share coding issues and charge capture expectations with radiology staff. This article outlines methods to improve the quality of coded....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Bypass, Inspection, and Map
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor's note: This is the seventh in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
In this article, the Journal of AHIMA continues the 10 part Coding Notes series focusing on the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS. This article will take a more in de....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Change, Replacement, and Revision
Author: Barta, Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: February 2014
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
In this article the Journal of AHIMA continues its 10-part Coding Notes series focusing on the 31 root operations in the Medical and Surgical section of ICD-10-PCS.....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Detachment, Destruction, and Extraction
Author: Barta, Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: May 2013
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
One of the keys to understanding ICD-10-PCS is the many new definitions and descriptions used to describe the various components of performed procedures.....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Division, Release, Control, and Repair
Author: Endicott, Melanie
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: July 2013
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
The transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS on October 1, 2014 is much more than just the customary annual update of codes. The ICD-10-CM code set is very similar in struc....
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