Article DetailsICD-10 Coding Implementation Facts |
| Date Added: December 02, 2009 05:00:00 PM |
| Author: Santosh Guptha |
| Category: Education: Distance Learning |
| ICD-10 Coding Implementation Facts
ICD-10 Coding, its buzz word in the Healthcare industry. ICD-10 Coding contains around 180,000 codes. ICD-9 CM has around 24,000 codes. Implentation of new codes leads to accurate and effective statistical analysis and helps in proper reimbursement for hospital services. Implementation is going to be costly and may have burden over the physicians and payers. Implementation process in massive Providers may need to redesign the business process. Redesign the superbills Switch the clearing house Provider education will be an important factor in the implementation. The following are included in ICD-10 ICD-10 CM Coding Conventions Procedures That Take Out or Eliminate All or a Portion of a Body Part Excision—Root Operation B Resection—Root Operation T Detachment– Root Operation Destruction—Root Operation 5 Extraction—Root Operation D Procedures That Take Out Solids/Fluids/Gases from a Body Part Drainage—Root Operation 9 Extirpation—Root Operation C Fragmentation—Root Operation F? Procedures Involving Cutting or Separation Only Division—Root Operation 8 Release—Root Operation Procedures That Put In/Put Back or Move Some/All of a Body Part Transplantation—Root Operation Y Reattachment—Root Operation M Transfer—Root Operation X? Reposition—Root Operation S Procedures That Alter the Diameter/Route of a Tubular Body Part Restriction—Root Operation V Occlusion—Root Operation L Dilation—Root Operation7 Bypass—Root Operation 1 Procedures That Always Involve a Device Insertion—Root Operation H Replacement—Root Operation R Supplement—Root Operation U Change—Root Operation 2 Removal—Root Operation |
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