ICD 10 Implementation and its impact
ICD-10 Coding, its buzz word in the Health care industry.
nICD-10 Coding contains around 180,000 codes. ICD-9 CM has around 24,000 codes. Implementation of new codes leads to accurate and effective statistical analysis and helps in proper reimbursement for hospital services.
n1. Implementation is going to be costly and may have burden over the physicians and payers.
n2. Implementation process in massive
n3. Providers may need to redesign the business process.
n4. Redesign the super bills
n5. Switch the clearing house
n6. Provider education will be an important factor in the implementation.
n7. The following are included in ICD-10
nProcedures That Take Out or Eliminate All or a Portion of a Body Part
nExcision—Root Operation B
nResection—Root Operation T
nDetachment- Root Operation
nDestruction—Root Operation 5
nExtraction—Root Operation D
nProcedures That Take Out Solids/Fluids/Gases from a Body Part
nDrainage—Root Operation 9
nExtirpation—Root Operation C
nFragmentation—Root Operation F
nProcedures Involving Cutting or Separation Only
nDivision—Root Operation 8
nProcedures That Put In/Put Back or Move Some/All of a Body Part
nTransplantation—Root Operation Y
nReattachment—Root Operation M
nTransfer—Root Operation X
nReposition—Root Operation S
nProcedures That Alter the Diameter/Route of a Tubular Body Part
nRestriction—Root Operation V
nOcclusion—Root Operation L
nBypass—Root Operation 1
n Procedures That Always Involve a Device
nInsertion—Root Operation H
nReplacement—Root Operation R
nSupplement—Root Operation U
nChange—Root Operation 2• •
n• Removal—Root Operation P•
nMedical Coding and Billing has very good future, The top reasons are
n1. ICD-10 , New codes implementing from 2013
n2. ICD 9 has 16,000 codes and ICD 10 has 200,000 codes
n3. The Medical Care is important, Physicians can provide if they are paid well and in time, new code changes will bring more requirement for resources.
n4. Requirement of New claim for, Now we use CMS 1500 form, new form is required for new codes
n5. Medical Necessity Issues, All procedure codes are mapped to Diagnosis codes, now, new codes linking is a big challenge.
n6. Existing Coders and Billers need to prepare for this challenge.
nPREPARATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS.
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Posted Date: 2009-12-16 04:03:08