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Coding Tip: Coding Postoperative Ileus
There is no default code in ICD-10-CM for coding postoperative ileus that was available in ICD-9-CM. In ICD-9-CM, the Alphabetic Index led the coder to report the complication code when postoperative ileus was documented without a causal relationship between the surgery and the condition being documented.
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The following is the sixth and final installment in a six-part coding education series from our Executive Director of Education, Patricia Maccariella-Hafey, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CIRCC. In this series, Patricia reviews common ICD-10 CM and PCS coding errors discovered in audits and how they may impact reimbursement. Part six in our series takes a closer look at Totally Implantable Port with VAD and Control of Bleeding.
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The following is the fifth installment in a six-part coding education series from our Executive Director of Education, Patricia Maccariella-Hafey, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CIRCC. In this series, Patricia reviews common ICD-10 CM and PCS coding errors discovered in audits and how they may impact reimbursement. Part five in our series takes a closer look at Vascular Access Devices and Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter.
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In this series, Patricia reviews common ICD-10 CM and PCS coding errors discovered in audits and how they may impact reimbursement. Part four in our series takes a closer look at common errors in Biopsy Diagnostic Qualifier X and EGD with Biopsy Body Parts.
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