Worst V-Day diagnosis code:
I51.81 – “Broken heart syndrome”
Struck by Cupid’s arrow:
S26.99xA – Other injury of heart, initial encounter
W21.89xA – Struck by arrow, initial encounter
The only kind of chocolate you DON’T want on V-Day:
N80.1 – Chocolate cyst
Most common ICD-10 diagnosis code reported at Mardi Gras in New Orleans:
W52.XXXA – Crushed by crowd
In preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, RT Welter presents weekly ICD-10 Codes of the Week! Our goal is to familiarize you with the new and expanded code set and the additional clinical documentation needed from your providers to comply with ICD-10 coding, and more importantly, for accurate and clean claims submission to keep your revenue stream flowing! We are to help YOU prepare for the October 1, 2014 implementation date. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for all of your training and education needs!