icd -10 tip sheet for urgent care
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Urgent Care practices are going to have a tough time to adapt to ICD-10.Here are a few helpful facts.TRANSCRIPT
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ICD-10 coding guide for Urgent Care centresBillingParadise
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ICD-10 guide for urgent care
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The go-to ICD-10 guide for urgent care centres
• ICD-10 is going to transform the way urgent care centres code.
• More specificity also means more codes and modifiers!
• Here is a helpful guide that can help urgent-care practitioners transition to ICD-10.
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Prepare your army…
ICD-10 requires team effort. Everybody in your medical practice has to make a concerted effort to move towards the new coding set.
Cont…
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• Construct an educational plan and resources for staff
• Appoint a ICD-10 coding manager or trainer
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• Map code equivalents and perform dual coding
• Start practicing documentation methods that align with ICD-10 requirements
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• Stop relying on super-bills for assigning codes!
• Create benchmarks and deadlines
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• Coordinate with insurers constantly to stay on top of coding changes
• Maintain an ICD-10 worksheet and share it with other employees
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• Create a coding template that has your top-paying urgent care codes listed
• Check with your EMR/EHR vendor about dual-coding support regularly
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Here are the top 5 ICD-10 urgent care codes …
• J01.90 Acute sinusitis • JO2.8 Acute pharyngitis• JO6.9 Acute upper respiratory infection• Z23 Encounter for immunization• J20.0 Acute bronchitis due to micro plasma
pneumonia
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It is not just about coding!
You are all geared to make coding changes. But wait! ICD-10 is also going to make vast changes to your medical billing process.
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• Claims will have to be created only after thorough analysis of clinical documentation
• Medical claims will have to be transmitted quickly as reimbursement delays are going to be fairly common
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• Payer readiness is going to impact the billing process.
• Being prepared with extra revenue to sail through the initial months after transition is crucial.
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