For years, case management experts have been urging hospitals to capture the ICD-10-CM Z codes for social determinants of health SDoH. But the message doesn’t appear to be resonating.
This week’s Medicare updates include a revision to a transmittal on place of service codes for telehealth, an OIG review of outpatient outlier payments, updates to a handful of chapters in the Claims Processing Manual, and more!
A cesarean section is typically performed when complications from pregnancy make a traditional vaginal birth difficult. Review ICD-10-CM coding for common labor and delivery complications, and ICD-10-PCS coding for cesarean deliveries.
You’ve likely heard of social determinants of health. But healthcare systems and policymakers have coined a number of other terms for similar concepts. This mishmash of terminology is a potential threat to making progress on these issues.
Modifier -JW is used to describe drug amounts that are discarded and not administered to any patient. Refresh your knowledge of this modifier with coding tips and example scenarios.
