President’s Day Quiz
President Lincoln and Washington,which codes goes to which president?nnQ87.40 – Marfan’s SyndromenK08.109 – Edentulismnn nnIn preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, Welter Healthcare Partners 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!
Patient Affordable Care Act Changes That Occurred in 2010nIndoor tanning services were assessed a 10% excise tax.nnA re-insurance program offset the costs of health benefits for workers age 55-64 who were forced into early retirement.nnMedicare beneficiaries who fell into the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug “donut hole” received a $250 rebate. They received a 50% discount on brand name drugs in 2011, and the doughnut hole is eliminated in 2020.nnChildren were allowed to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26.nnNew private plans were required to cover preventive services with no co-payments, and they are exempt from deductibles. Consumers who applied to new plans have access to an external appeals process if coverage is denied.nnInsurance companies were prohibited from dropping coverage if someone got really sick. They couldn’t create lifetime coverage limits. They could no longer deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. The same will apply to adults in 2014. Until then, adults with pre-existing conditions who have been denied coverage will get access to temporary 
Changes in 2013nMedical expenses must be at least 10% of income before they are deductible for those under 65. Manufacturers and importers of medical devices will pay a 2.3% excise tax. Federal funds will increase to allow Medicaid to offer free preventive services, and to extend CHIP for an additional two years. The Federal government will fund states to pay primary care physicians 100% of the Medicare fee. Medicare will start a pilot program to encourage hospitals to bundle services before submitting for payment. (Source: 
Worst V-Day diagnosis code:nI51.81 – “Broken heart syndrome”nnStruck by Cupid’s arrow:nS26.99xA – Other injury of heart, initial encounternW21.89xA – Struck by arrow, initial encounternnThe only kind of chocolate you DON’T want on V-Day:nN80.1 – Chocolate cystnnMost common ICD-10 diagnosis code reported at Mardi Gras in New Orleans:nW52.XXXA – Crushed by crowdnnIn preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, Welter Healthcare Partners 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 
Seminar Title: ICD-10: A Coder’s PerspectivenSeminar Cost: FREE – Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity!nnSeminar Description: An informative seminar to give a coder’s viewpoint of the ICD-10 transition and to alleviate fears of what the new code set will mean to coders and billers. We will review guideline changes, new concepts and problematic code sets, along with in-depth discussions of the impact to outpatient coders, tips on how to begin the education and training process, and tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls during the implementation process.nnThis program has the prior approval for 2.0 CEU’s from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).nnSeminar Dates and Locations:nEnglewood, CO: Swedish Medical CenternSpruce C Conference Roomn501 E Hampden AvenuenEnglewood, CO 80113nnDate: Wednesday April 10, 2013nTime: 2-4pmnn
nnW04.XXA – Fall while being carried by other personsnnY90.1 – Evidence of alcohol involvement determined by blood alcohol level, 20-39 mg/100 mlnnZ72.820 – Sleep deprivationnnZ72.6 – Problems relating to gambling and bettingnn nnIn preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, Welter Healthcare Partners 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