ICD-10: 3 Tips Will Get You Closer to ICD-10 Compliance

Why This Topic Matters

It helps coding professionals understand where ICD-9 crosswalks remain straightforward and where ICD-10 requires more detailed physician documentation and greater awareness of category structure.

Article Sections

1. Sinusitis codes and documentation changes

   This section compares ICD-9 and ICD-10 patterns for sinusitis and discusses general documentation expectations tied to those diagnosis families. It focuses on the transition from older code groupings to ICD-10 category structure.

2. Osteoarthritis will require heightened documentation in 2013

   This section addresses osteoarthritis coding during the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition and highlights the need for more detailed clinical documentation. It reviews how the diagnosis family is organized and what broad changes are associated with the new system.