ICD 10 codes are created and maintained by the WHO, and will be used worldwide starting in April. How many of us think this information will be used for good?
So…am I correct in saying ICD10 codes are how the hospitals gets paid by Medicare (i.e., government and insurance companies). If so, then …. well never mind. Nothing to see here - just move along.
Correct, this is coding for the insurance companies to know what to pay the hospitals out for. It’s something a person has to go to school to learn how to read because it’s so convoluted and difficult for the layman to understand. This is America’s medical system.
Modifiers? Are you thinking of CPT? Modifiers are not used for diagnosis coding, only procedures
H is correct, the rules are convoluted, with specific changes for COVID alone. For example, lab results are not used for coding purposes, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF COVID POSITIVE lab results. We all know how accurate those are.
No Problino. Just tell them you came across the border a few months ago and then apologise for having no arrest papers to identify yourself... but you are working on that part now.
ICD 10 codes are created and maintained by the WHO, and will be used worldwide starting in April. How many of us think this information will be used for good?
We already use ICD 10 codes, and have used them for several years. The vax codes are simply a few new additions.
Correct, the new addition is the specified of Covid 19 vaccine
So…am I correct in saying ICD10 codes are how the hospitals gets paid by Medicare (i.e., government and insurance companies). If so, then …. well never mind. Nothing to see here - just move along.
Correct, this is coding for the insurance companies to know what to pay the hospitals out for. It’s something a person has to go to school to learn how to read because it’s so convoluted and difficult for the layman to understand. This is America’s medical system.
It's not that difficult. There are modifiers, and that is more burdensome, but really, it's not hard.
Modifiers? Are you thinking of CPT? Modifiers are not used for diagnosis coding, only procedures
H is correct, the rules are convoluted, with specific changes for COVID alone. For example, lab results are not used for coding purposes, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF COVID POSITIVE lab results. We all know how accurate those are.
This is a good idea. They can easily track injuries.
That's not the world we currently live in.
Is this so they know which ones to suffocate with a pillow?
https://insideangle.3m.com/his/blog-post/twice-annual-icd-10-code-updates-and-more-covid-19-icd-10-cm-pcs-code-proposals/
No Problino. Just tell them you came across the border a few months ago and then apologise for having no arrest papers to identify yourself... but you are working on that part now.