Category: Medical Coding

Question: A primary care provider in our practice removed a piece of popcorn kernel from a patient’s tonsils. What are the best CPT®/ICD-10 codes to use in this encounter?
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Don’t dismiss these updates, though there are indeed fewer than usual.

The 2021 ICD-10-CM updates, which were released recently and go into effect […]

Question: Our pediatrician just saw a patient who had a contusion on her left foot. However, the note did not indicate whether the bruise was caused by a trauma. How […]

Question: My provider recently had me code for a non-Hodgkin lymphoma that affected the spleen. I can’t find any code specific to the spleen. Should I use the unspecified ICD-10 […]

Hint: The code changes may affect patients’ physical status modifiers.

CMS has released the 2021 diagnosis code changes, which go into effect Oct. 1, 2020. This year’s […]

Start learning these changes today.

You already know to expect ICD-10-CM code changes this time of year, so it’s a good idea to schedule or make time […]

Question: We recently ran a rapid strep test on a young patient who came in complaining of a sore throat. The nurse who administered the test used R07.0 in the […]

Question: Our pathologist received a right salpingo-oophorectomy specimen and identifies an endometrial cyst containing endometrial implantation in the ovary. The pathologist notes that the fallopian tube is unremarkable. How should we […]

Don’t let your skills for urgent care get rusty.

Make sure you’re able to code urgent eye care situations as accurately and with as much comfort as […]

Question: A diabetic patient presents to the office stating that she dropped a dirty kitchen knife on her right lesser toe, cutting the top of her toe two days ago. Her […]