Doctors of Chiropractic go to school to learn their trade so they can help others through the practice of Chiropractic. At times, coding and documentation can feel laborious, confusing, frustrating, and time consuming. To be able to practice Chiropractic to help others and to provide financial stability, you must rise to the documentation challenge. Because…
ICD-10 Coding in Practice Reference Documents
Download Reference Documents It is important that providers are aware of the resources available to them and where the guidelines and regulations come from. In addition to including the reference documents that are available in the previous module, in this module we have provided the Medicare Coverage for Chiropractic Services-Medical Record Documentation Requirements. This resource…
Unspecified Diagnosis Codes
Best Use of Unspecified Diagnosis Codes The significance of over-reporting unspecified diagnosis codes cannot be understated. In the short term, it will increase claim denials, and in the long term it may adversely impact emerging payment models. Calculating and monitoring unspecified diagnosis code rates is critical to successfully leverage specificity in the ICD-10-CM code set….
Improving Specificity In ICD-10 Diagnosis Coding
ICD-10 Diagnosis Coding Specificity Valid ICD-10 codes have been required for claims reporting since October 1, 2015. But ICD-10 diagnosis coding to the correct level of specificity continues to be a problem for many in the healthcare industry. While diagnosis code specificity has always been the goal, providers were granted a reprieve to facilitate implementation…
Art of Coding from Documentation
Download Support Tool As we know, the patient holds the key to the information that we need to create the most effective treatment care plan possible. Gathering that information from the patient in the initial intake and consultation with the doctor as the history component can uncover several of the details that are necessary to…
ICD-10 Case Examples
Ever ask for someone to just show you how to do it? This is the training that shows you how to take a patient’s information and turn it into ICD-10 codes. The step-by-step process is laid out in an easy-to-follow model of gathering the patient information and identifying the most correct ICD-10 code to assign,…