tci Part B Insider - 2018 Issue 8

Part B Coding Coach: Review Post-Procedural Infection Code Options Set to Debut Oct. 1

The 2019 diagnosis codes include over 300 additions. With 320 new diagnosis codes ready for release this fall — in addition to 172 code revisions — Part B practices will have quite a few options in 2019. CMS published the full listing of new, deleted, and revised codes in mid-June. Check out Post-Procedural Infection Codes Effective Oct. 1, you’ll find coding updates that allow additional specificity in post-procedural infection coding. Three codes are scheduled for deletion in this category: T81.4XXA (Infection following a procedure, initial encounter), T81.4XXD (Infection following a procedure, subsequent encounter), and T81.4XXS...

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