Coding

"In the Know" Series

• ICD-10-PCS 2017 Changes: New Root Operation Perfusion, Control and Creation Revised (August 19, 2016)
• ICD-10-CM 2017 Guideline Changes: Laterality, Coma and Stroke Scale, and Complications of Care (August 26, 2016)
  
• ICD-10-CM 2017 Guideline Changes: Excludes1 Notes, "If Applicable", and More! (August 26, 2016)
  
• ICD-10-PCS 2017 Guideline Changes: Multiple Procedures, Distinct Sites, Autografts (August 26, 2016)
  
• ICD-10-CM 2017 Guideline Changes: Newborns, Coma Scale, 7th Character, and More! (September 9, 2016)
• ICD-10-CM 2017 Guideline Changes: Ulcers, Fractures, High-Risk Pregnancies (September 9, 2016)
• ICD-10-CM 2017 Guideline Changes: Zika, Hypertension, STEMI and more! (September 9, 2016) 
• ICD-10-CM 2017 Guideline Changes: Abnormal Findings, Present on Admission Findings (November 22, 2016)
  
• CPT Code Changes for 2017 (December 7, 2016)
  
• Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) Codes (February 22, 2017)
• Initial, Subsequent, and Sequela 7th Character Assignment for Injuries, Poisonings, and Fractures (May 4, 2017)
  
• Coding Heart Failure (June 21, 2017)
• Hysterectomy Coding in ICD-10-PCS (December 4, 2017)
• Evacuation of Subdural Hematomas (SDH) (January 3, 2018)
• ICD-10-CM Guideline I.A.15 “With” (January 30, 2018)
  
• Coding Emaciation in Adult Patients (February 26, 2018)
• Epistaxis Control (April 3, 2018)
• Diagnostic vs. Therapeutic Paracentesis (May 2, 2018)
• Myocardial Infarctions (May 31, 2018) 
• Can I Code Arthroscopic Plica Removal and Arthroscopic Meniscectomy in the Same Episode? (June 25, 2018)
  
• Telemedicine (August 6, 2018) 
• Present on Admission (POA) Indicator (August 27, 2018)
  
• Uncertain Diagnosis (October 9, 2018)
• Coding Influenza (November 26, 2018)
  
• Factitious Disorders (January 3, 2019)
• Sepsis 3 Criteria (January 23, 2019)
• Lobar Pneumonia (March 13, 2019) 
• Intestinal Polyps (April 22, 2019)
• Body Mass Index (BMI) (May 20, 2019)
• Coding Hernias (June 11, 2019) 
• Coding Hernia Repairs in ICD-10-PCS (August 26, 2019)
• Diabetes 1.5 (November 19, 2019) 
• G. I. Bleeding (January 13, 2020)
  
• Atrial Fibrillation (February 10, 2020)
• Adverse Effects, Poisonings, Underdosings, and Toxic Effects (March 24, 2020)
• Type 2 Myocardial Infarctions (April 20, 2020) 
• Coding Coronavirus (May 6, 2020) 
• Uncertain Times (June 23, 2020)
• Lobar Pneumonia Revisited (July 28, 2020)
• EVALI (September 9, 2020) 
• COPD (September 28, 2020)
  
• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (December 1, 2020) 
• Glaucoma (December 21, 2020)
• Hemiplegia,  Paraplegia,  Quadriplegia (January 26, 2021)
  
• Normal Delivery (March 2, 2021)
• Insulin, Injectables, and Oral Diabetic Medication Guidelines (March 18, 2021)
  
• Coding Sepsis and Pneumonia (April 6, 2021)
• Endoleaks (May 10, 2021)
• Arteriovenous Fistulas/Grafts (June 1, 2021)
• COVID-19 Principal Diagnosis Assignment (July 7, 2021) 
• The NeverEnding Story-COVID Coding Updates (August 23, 2021) 
• Injectable Non-insulin Drugs (September 27, 2021) 
• Long-term Use of Medication (November 15, 2021)
• Social Determinants of Health (December 27, 2021)
• Can we get some Control here? (January 17, 2022)
• Pulmonary Embolism (February 7, 2022)
• April ICD-10 Code Updates (March 14, 2022)
• Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (April 25, 2022)
• Thyroglossal Duct Cyst (May 9, 2022)
• Tubular Body Parts Guideline (June 20, 2022)
• Sunken Flap Syndrome (July 18, 2022)
• Herceptin (August 29, 2022)
• Detachment (October 3, 2022)
• Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) (November 14, 2022)
• Endometriosis (December 5, 2022)
• Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion Device (January 9, 2023)
• LigaPASS 2.0™ PJK Prevention System (February 27, 2023)
• Tubular Body Parts Guideline-Update (March 27, 2023)
• Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS) (April 10, 2023)
• Query Update (June 5, 2023)
• Coding for Abuse (July 3, 2023)
• Intraosseous Administration (August 28, 2023)
• Norwood, Glenn, and Fontan Procedures (October 9, 2023)
• SDoH & Reimbursement (November 27, 2023)
• Parkinson’s Disease (December 26, 2023)
• BI-RADS® (January 8, 2024)
• Craniosynostosis (February 26, 2024)
• Endoleaks Coding (March 25, 2024)
• Gamma Tile™ (April 22, 2024)
• Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Procedures (May 13, 2024)
• Annuloplasty (June 17, 2024)
• Pulmonary Hypertension (July 15, 2024)
• Seton Placement (August 19, 2024)
• Cardiac Arrest (September 9, 2024)
• Pulmonary Embolism (October 21, 2024)
• Anal and Rectal Fistulas (November 18, 2024)
• Valve Leaflet Splitting (January 20, 2025)
  
  

 

"Spotlight on CPT" Series

• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (February 12, 2019)
  
• Coding the Excision of Lesions (April 10, 2019)
• Wound Repair (May 6, 2019)
  
• Excision of Lipomas (May 29, 2019)
  
• Treating Fractures and Dislocations (July 2, 2019)
  
• Coding Hernia Repairs in CPT (August 6, 2019)
• Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy Procedures (September 10, 2019)
• Coding Hysterectomies (October 21, 2019)
• Endovascular Revascularization (December 3, 2019)
  
• Coding Vaccinations (January 21, 2020)
• Cataract Extraction Procedures (February 17, 2020) 
• Anesthesia Coding (April 7, 2020)
• 2020 Updates for Cataract Extraction Procedures (June 3, 2020)
  
• Coding Genicular Nerve Blocks and Ablations (June 30, 2020)
• Coding Musculoskeletal Drug Delivery Devices (August 24, 2020) 
• Dry Needling (September 22, 2020) 
• Modifiers (December 15, 2020) 
• Unlisted CPT Codes (January 6, 2021)
  
• Upcoming CPT Changes Now Effective as of January 1, 2021 (January 11, 2021)
• Coding Orchiopexy (March 8, 2021)
• Coding Hemorrhoidectomies (March 24, 2021)
• Category III Codes (April 14, 2021)
• Hip Replacement Surgery (May 17, 2021)
• Bronchoscopy Coding (June 7, 2021)
• Coding Breast Procedures (June 28, 2021)
• Cardiovascular Monitoring Services (July 13, 2021)
• Coding Skin Biopsies (October 4, 2021)
• Coding for Adjacent Tissue Transfers (November 22, 2021)
• Mammography Coding (December 20, 2021)
• Coding Closed Nasal Bone Fractures (January 24, 2022)
• Coding for Balloon Continence Devices (February 28, 2022)
• Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) (March 21, 2022)
• Coding Foreign Bodies And Implants (April 18, 2022)
• Coding Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Excisions (June 6, 2022)
• CPT Coding for Osseointegrated Implants (June 27, 2022)
• Basivertebral Nerve (BVN) Ablation (July 25, 2022)
• Implant Removals: Superficial and Deep (September 5, 2022)
• Lower Endoscopy Coding (October 17, 2022)
• Coding For Vaccinations (November 21, 2022)
• Radiology Coding "with contrast” (December 12, 2022)
• Coding for Organ and Disease-Oriented Panels (January 16, 2023)
• Coding Anterior Abdominal Hernias (March 6, 2023)
• Coding For Total Disc Replacements (April 3, 2023)
• Coding Pulmonary Artery Revascularization Procedures (April 17, 2023)
• Coding for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Procedures (June 12, 2023)
• Total Lumbar Arthroplasty Coding (July 10, 2023)
  
• Coding Central Venous Access Procedures (September 4, 2023)
• Coding Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) Procedures (October 23, 2023)
• Coding for Vaccinations (December 4, 2023)
• Coding for Exclusion of Left Atrial Appendage (January 2, 2024)
• Coding for Dialysis (January 22, 2024)
• Coding Thyroid Procedures (March 4, 2024)
• Changes to Evaluation and Management (E&M) Coding of Time (March 18, 2024)
• Coding Vertebral Body Tethering Procedures (April 8, 2024)
• Coding Transcervical Uterine Ablation (May 6, 2024)
• Coding Phrenic Nerve Stimulator Procedures (June 24, 2024)
• Infusion and Injection Coding (July 22, 2024)
• Infusion and Injection Coding-Part 2 (August 26, 2024)
• Infusion and Injection Coding-Part 3 (September 16, 2024)
• Infusion and Injection Coding-Part 4 (October 28, 2024)
• Infusion and Injection Coding-Part 5 (November 25, 2024)
  
• Coding Lesion Biopsies (December 23, 2024)
• Coding Destruction of Lesions (January 27, 2025)
  
  
  
  

Test Your Coding Skills

• ICD-10-PCS Root Operations Crossword Puzzle (August 22, 2018)
• Match That External Cause Game (October 5, 2018)
  
• Klutz Family "Test Your ICD-10 Coding Skills"
  
• Halloween Mishaps (October 29, 2018)
  
• Thanksgiving Trials and Tribulations (November 19, 2018)
• Christmas Catastrophes (December 17, 2018)
• Winter Woes (January 29, 2019) 
• March Misery (April 3, 2019)
• Field Trip Fiascos (May 13, 2019)
  
• August Adversities (August 20, 2019)
• Halloween Howlers (October 28, 2019)
• Black (and Blue) Friday (November 25, 2019)
• It’s a Wonderful Life? (December 20, 2019)  
• Home Hazards (February 4, 2020)
• Gardening Gaffes (April 14, 2020)
• Grandparents’ Goofs (June 16, 2020) 
• Pandemic Phalange Pitfalls (July 14, 2020)
• Fall Flops (October 6, 2020)
  
• February Follies (February 18, 2021)
• Park Predicaments (June 22, 2021)
• October Ouches (October 14, 2021)
• March Madness (March 2, 2022)
• May Motor Vehicle Mishaps (May 30, 2022)
• Camping Calamities (July 5, 2022)
• Fraidy Klutzes (October 31, 2022)
• Prescription Perils (February 13, 2023)
• Kitchen Catastrophes (June 19, 2023)
• Bowling Bungles (August 21, 2023)
• Pool Problems (August 12, 2024)
• September Sniffles (September 23, 2024)
• Thanksgiving Reminiscences (November 27, 2024)
  

 

 Other

• ICD-11 (August 7, 2017)
• Cannabis Abuse/Dependence (October 12, 2017)
• Q&A: Coding Mixed Cardiogenic and Septic Shock  (January 10, 2018)
• Diagnosing and Documenting Malnutrition (April 16, 2018)
• Coding Acute Pancreatitis and Chronic Pancreatitis (Fall Coding Seminar - Jeopardy Game Clarification) (September 17, 2018)
• The Coding and Counting COVID-19 Patients (April 29, 2020)
• Breaking Coding News: New COVID-19 Codes! (August 4, 2020)
• ASK HIM: Hospital Admission Dates for ED Patient (September 14, 2020)
• New Year, New ICD-10-CM Codes? (December 8, 2020)
  
• Reminder for COVID Coding Changes Effective January 1, 2021 (December 30, 2020)
• Hot Topics in Pediatric Coding (February 15, 2021)
• Sepsis: It Takes a Village (September 17, 2021) 
• The Compliant Query Process (October 10, 2022)
• My Journey to Becoming a Cancer Tumor Registrar (December 26, 2022)
• The Crucial Role of Medical Coding in Accurate Quality Measure Reporting and Reimbursement (September 25, 2023)
• 2025 CPT Codes for Open Excision or Destruction of Intra-abdominal Tumors or Cysts (November 11, 2024)
• CPT Codes for the iTind™ and TULSA Procedures to Treat Prostate Disease (December 2, 2024)