tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 19

Part B Coding Coach: Focus on Crohn's Coding: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment Codes for Review

Location is key to understanding these ICD-10 codes. Your Crohn’s disease (ileitis or regional enteritis) claims can be particularly challenging if you’re not familiar with all of its facets. Be sure to highlight your diagnosis, management, and treatment in your physician’s report. Here is a quick refresher to help guide your Crohn’s disease coding. For Non-Med Patients, Use Consult Codes for Initial Visits In most instances, a patient with Crohn’s disease will usually present to your gastroenterologist’s practice as a referral patient from their primary care physician. If documentation states that the intent...

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