tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 11

ICD-10 Preparation: Get to Know How Lyme Disease, Ear Pain Diagnoses Will Change in 2013

Hint: Your diagnosis coding will depend on which ear was affected once ICD-10 hits.CMS has repeatedly confirmed that it will not push back the deadlines for the conversion to ICD-10, so you'll need to have your ICD-10 coding skills ready by Oct. 1, 2013. Check out the following examples of how ICD-10 will change your coding options for two common conditions.Lyme Disease Dx Will Require Thorough Documentation of Attributable ConditionsCurrently, if a patient is confirmed to have Lyme disease, you report code 088.81 (Lyme disease).ICD-10 Changes: Effective Oct. 1, 2013, you'll find that the Lyme...

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