Coding & Documentation

‘Tis the season! Cartoonist Jon Carter reveals that a few Christmas and holiday characters and traditions are just well-disguised ICD-10 codes.

For many physicians like Theo Felts, a family practitioner in Overland, Kan., ICD-10 has been no sweat at all. In this Q&A, he discusses the transition.

Is your practice suffering with ICD-10 or has it been a smooth transition? Take a quick five-question survey and share your experiences.

Physicians should use modifier 58 to indicate a staged or related procedure that was planned in advance.

The ICD-10 transition will continue into the next year for practices. Here are some tips you’ll need to take in 2016.

With a dearth of coders thanks to the ICD-10 transition, some practices find that training current staff is the best way to get good coders.

Fall brings a new set of activities that may require new ICD-10 codes at your practice. Here's a list of 15 possible – and funny – autumn injuries.

Our coding expert discusses copying the referring physician on consults; coding follow-up visits; and selecting medical complexity for high-toxicity meds.

Avoid problems with reimbursement through accurate and specific coding in ICD-10. Here are some tips to do that.

Even if you haven’t seen an uptick in denials, the ICD-10 transition could affect your bottom line. Here are some ways to ensure that doesn’t happen.

The big bang of ICD-10 has happened. Practices should focus on getting reimbursement from third-party payers and clearing up any issues.

Physicians spend significant time managing patients with chronic diseases. Now, under certain conditions, they can be paid for their time.

During these early days of ICD-10 payers are accepting codes that aren't quite as specific as they should be. This won't last forever.

Everything seems fine on the surface with ICD-10 thus far, but is there a false sense of security?

A new billing code allows docs to be reimbursed for non face-to-face care for patients with two or more chronic conditions lasting 12 months or more.

Our coding expert discusses coding for medical necessity, TCM/home visits, using modifier 25 with the AWV, and split-bill encounters.

It's all been about successful implementation up to Oct. 1, but soon practices should focus on life after ICD-10 becomes a reality.

The early returns on ICD-10 from payers and a clearinghouse have been positive. Yet, no one is ready to pop the champagne and celebrate quite yet.

What were the top five most commonly unexpected procedures that were denied in August? RemitData laid out all the answers in this infographic.

When billing for an unplanned return to the OR that is related to the original procedure, use modifier 78.

Curious about the top ICD-10 codes being used by your peers? Here's a short list provided by EHR vendor Practice Fusion.

It’s early in the ICD-10 transition, but one doc began dual coding over a year ago and already has a few lessons to dole out.

The challenges of ICD-10 are only getting started with denial and claim error rates set to rise. Here’s one way to avoid these travails.

With the rollout of ICD-10 it's important to keep a sense of normalcy in other critical areas of your practice. Here are some ways to do that.

The change to the ICD-10 coding system was greeted with dread and sometimes fear. But now that it's live, it's time to see what it can do.