Common Coding Errors

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.

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.

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.

In this series, Patricia reviews common ICD-10 CM and PCS coding errors discovered in audits and how they may impact reimbursement. Part three in our series takes a closer look at Accidental Intraoperative Laceration, SIRS due to Infection vs. Sepsis, and Observation to Inpatient Admission.

In this series, Patricia reviews common ICD-10 CM and PCS coding errors discovered in audits and how they may impact reimbursement. Part two in our series takes a closer look at Glasgow Coma Scale, Periprosthetic Fractures, and Rehabilitation Unit Principal Diagnosis.

In this series, Patricia reviews common ICD-10 CM and PCS coding errors discovered in audits and how they may impact reimbursement. Part one in our series takes a closer look at Excludes 1 Notes, Diagnoses and “With” Subterms, and COPD Exacerbation with Pneumonia.