Anesthesiology Medical Billing Learn the Top
10 ICD-10 Codes
Learn the top ICD 10 codes and make your anesthesiology medical coding process a smooth one. Consider services from a professional medical billing company for more accuracy.
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www.outsourcestrategies.com Unlike other physician billing, anesthesiology medical billing has more potential for error, which can result in denied claims, delayed payments, or worse – RAC audits. With the advent of value-based payment, medical codes are more important than ever before because payers will consider diagnosis codes to compare quality, cost and use of resources. Medical coding for this specialty mainly involves several challenges ranging from start/stop times to cancelled cases, monitored anesthesia care, and improper documentation of medical direction. It is crucial for anesthesia providers and their staff to ensure accurate medical codes in the claims they submit.
Most Useful ICD -10 Codes for Anesthesia Claims Here is a list of the top 10 diagnosis codes used in the anesthesiology specialty.
Conditions
ICD -10 Codes
1. Thoracic/Lumbar Radiculopathy ICD-10 code set provides additional documentation to define exact anatomical location of the condition.
2. Normal Vaginal Delivery
ICD-10 allows for the specific number of weeks to be added for all pregnancy diagnosis codes including those for normal delivery.
Other
3. Screening Colonoscopy
4. Unspecified Cataract
M54.14 M54.15 M54.16 M54.17
Radiculopathy, Radiculopathy, Radiculopathy, Radiculopathy,
thoracic region thoracolumbar region lumbar region lumbosacral region
O80 Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery related codes related to the outcome of delivery: Z37.0 Single Live Birth Z37.1 Single Stillbirth Z37.2 Twins, Both Liveborn Z37.3 Twins, One Liveborn and One Stillborn Z37.4 Twins, Both Stillborn Z37.9 Outcome of Delivery Not Specified Z3A.00 Weeks of Gestation of Pregnancy Not Specified Z3A.01 Less than 8 Weeks Gestation of Pregnancy
Z12.11 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of colon
H26.9 Unspecified Cataract Specifically defined cataract is further defined by laterality. Related codes with more specificity include H25.11 Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye H25.12 Age-related nuclear cataract, left eye H25.13 Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral H26.101 Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye H26.102 Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye
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H26.103 Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral
5. Other Acute Postoperative Pain
G89.18 Other Acute Post-procedural Pain
6. Osteoarthritis, Unspecified Whether Generalized or Localized, Lower Leg
In ICD-10, Osteoarthritis is subdivided by type and further subdivided by laterality.
M17.0 Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of the knee M17.10 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, unspecified knee M17.11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee M17.2 Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the knee M17.31 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right knee M17.32 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left knee M17.5 Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee M17.9 Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
7. Cholelithiasis (Calculus of gallbladder without mention of cholecystitis or obstruction) Additional ICD-10 codes are available to further define cholelithiasis with complications (acute, chronic, combined and with or without obstruction).
K80.20 Calculus of the gallbladder without cholecystitis without obstruction Additional codes include: K80.01 Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis with obstruction K80.10 Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction K80.19 Calculus of gallbladder with other cholecystitis with obstruction
8. Calculus of Kidney A new combination code combines a Kidney Stone and a Ureteral Stone into one code
N20.0 Calculus of Kidney N20.1 Calculus of Ureter N20.2 Calculus of Kidney with Calculus of Ureter
9. Brachial Neuritis or Radiculitis (Cervical Radiculopathy) To document the condition, ICD-10 allows greater specificity by anatomical location.
M54.11 Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region M54.12 Radiculopathy, cervical region M54.13 Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
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10.Abdominal Pain, Unspecified Site ICD-10 provides for specific coding with the documentation of location, laterality and type of pain, which are three important elements to be documented to allow for more specificity in medical coding services.
Other
R10.9 Unspecified Abdominal Pain related codes with more specificity include R10.10 Upper abdominal pain, unspecified R10.11 Right upper quadrant pain R10.13 Epigastric pain R10.30 Lower abdominal pain, unspecified R10.31 Right lower quadrant pain R10.33 Periumbilical pain R10.84 Generalized abdominal pain
Medical billing and coding companies with relevant experience in submitting clean, error-free anesthesia claims would be of great help for anesthesia practices to ensure ontime reimbursement. Make sure that the company provides services of AAPC-certified professional coders, who are well trained in using current ICD-10 and CPT codes as well as the applicable modifiers based on the factors involved.
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