tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 25

Part B Coding Coach: Tackle the Top-3 ICD-9 Oncology Changes Before the Oct. 1 Deadline Hits

Tried-and-true tactics get your doctor's documentation on board with these more specific codesYou-re in for a parade of denials if you don't master the barrage of lymphoma changes that ICD-9 2008 has in store for you.Prepare now: You and your doctors should start the mental shift so you-ll be ready when the new ICD-9 codes go into effect Oct. 1, 2007. 1. Blast Out of Your 202.80 Rut in 2008 If you-ve got carpal tunnel from reporting 202.80 (Other lymphomas; unspecified site, extranodal and solid organ sites) over and over again, prepare to exercise some new...

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