Coding Bulletin Board
Notices, updates and articles affecting coverage, coding and reimbursement will be posted to this page. Please check the updates and articles below for current information.
TEVAR: DRG Reclassifications for 2012
Important new TEVAR DRG Reclassifications for 2012 will impact hospital reimbursement.
Use this link to review details on the 2012 ed. TEVAR Hospital Inpatient Overview.
An Insider’s View presents case vignettes for hiatal hernia repair
Reprinted with permission of the American Medical Association
An Insider’s Vew presents clinical vignettes for endovascular lower extremity revascularization
Reprinted with permission of the American Medical Association
Reporting of Implantable Devices
Reprinted with permission of the American Hospital Association, copyright 2011
Reporting of Implantable Devices and Biologicals, Part II
Reprinted with permission of the American Hospital Association, copyright 2011
CMS-2552-10, "Implantable Devices Charged to Patients"
Coding hernia and other complex abdominal repairs
http://www.facs.org/fellows_info/bulletin/2011/socioeconomic0911.pdf
(Guidance on coding for hernia and complex abdominal wall repairs)
Link provided with permission of the American College of Surgeons
Complex abdominal hernias
www.facs.org/ahp/pubs/tips/tips1109.pdf
(Guidance on component separation coding for ventral hernia repairs)
Link provided with permission of the American College of Surgeons
Coding Guidance for Grafts and Flaps with Complex Hernia Repair from "Medical Practice Coding Pro"
Grafts and Flaps with Complex Hernia Repair
(Guidance on component separate for ventral hernia repairs)
Reprinted with permission of Decision Health
An Insider's View presents case vignettes for laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair.
Paraesophageal Hernia: New CPT Codes for 2010
Reprinted with permission of the American Medical Association
An Insider's View presents a case vignette for new anorectal fistula repair.
Anorectal Fistula with Plug CPT Code Changes for 2010
Reprinted with permission of the American Medical Association
Advice from an ACS Coding Course Instructor
www.facs.org/ahp/pubs/tips/tips0903.pdf
(Guidance on co-surgeon coding for spinal surgery)
Medicare (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System FFY2012 Final Rule
Table 6J - CC List (PDF)
Table 6I - MCC List (PDF)
The Lists are also available on the CMS website at www.cms.hhs.gov
Always check the CMS website for updates and corrections.