Wisconsin Physician Services hosted their final Ask-the-Contractor Implementation Call on Monday, August 27, so that Indiana Part B providers and staff could submit any final questions related to the recent transition to WPS as the Jurisdiction 8 Medicare Administrative Contractor. One topic that several callers asked about was the overpayment notification and immediate recoupment process. READ MORE
Consistent with all definitive diagnoses in other chapters of ICD-10-CM, the codes for symptoms, signs, abnormal laboratory results, and other ill-defined conditions and investigative procedures, are going to require more granular, specific documentation to code to the highest level of specificity, as well as strict adherence to guidelines specific to the chapter. READ MORE
As we continue to look at the ICD-10-CM Chapter 18 codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions, in this article we will consider particular ICD-9-CM codes that are used regularly in the Emergency Department setting, and the changes that ICD-10-CM will bring for those codes. READ MORE
In this new series of articles, we will look at chapter 18 in ICD-10-CM representing Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical Findings, Not Otherwise Specified. READ MORE
ICD-10-CM codes F70-F79 have a new note at the category level pertaining to the sequencing of associated physical or developmental disorders that directs the coder to code first the associated condition. READ MORE
The symptoms that accompany ADD include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. It is necessary for the physician’s clinical documentation to differentiate ADD from hyperkinesia, hyperkinetic syndrome or conduct disorder, and just simple disturbances of activity and attention. READ MORE
In accordance with grouping disorders with a common theme together, affective disorders have been reclassified in ICD-10-CM. READ MORE
As illustrated and explained in the first article of the series, ICD-10-CM Chapter 5 contains more subchapters, categories, subcategories, and codes than ICD-9-CM. READ MORE
As we move into ICD-10-CM as the replacement code set for ICD-9-CM, mental health providers are also seeing the updated DSM-V. The APA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have worked together in the development of a more common structure and descriptive diagnosis between ICD-10-CM and the DSM-V. READ MORE
We are in the final days before the Medicare Administrative Contractor transition for Indiana Medicare Part B claims from National Government Services to Wisconsin Physician Services. As the deadline approaches, take some time to review the transition schedule, as well as any steps needed before and after. READ MORE
