AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2015 Issue 3; Notice

Rehabilitation Hospital Coding

With the upcoming implementation of ICD-10-CM, the Central Office has received requests for clarification for the coding and sequencing of diagnoses in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF). These facilities are required to complete a data collection instrument called the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI), as well as a claim form. As previously published with regards to ICD-9-CM, it is important to note that a different set of instructions/rules apply to the IRF-PAI. This will not change with ICD-10-CM. All questions and answers published in Coding Clinic that pertain to inpatient rehabilitation facilities apply to the reporting of principal and...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .


  • The official AHA publication for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and advice
  • Current newsletters added each quarter
  • Full Archives - over 3100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1984 organized by year and issue
  • Includes ICD-10-CM/PCS Articles since 2013
  • Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
  • View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AHA's Coding Clinic® - ICD-10-CM/PCS +Archives

demo
request yours today
subscribe
start today
newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.