CCS-P Flashcards
Who issues the ICD-10 guidelines?
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Which cooperating parties above the ICD-10 guidelines
American Hospital Association (AHA)
CMS
NCHS
Which takes precedence over the ICD-10 guidelines?
Instructions and Conventions.
How is an Outpatient Surgery Coded?
- Reason for surgery. Applies even if surgery is not performed.
How is an Observation Stay Coded?
- Medical condition that caused observation.
- Complication that caused observation.
How is a therapeutic service coded?
Reason for service.
What does Excludes 1 Note mean?
Not coded here
What are the 6 sections of Procedural Coding?
- Surgery.
- Evaluation and Management.
- Anesthesia.
- Radiology.
- Pathology and Lab.
- Medicine.
What is Medical Necessity?
Payers will only cover services that are warranted by the patient’s condition.
What is Medicare’s definition of a Medical necessity?
Defined under Title XVIII of the social security act of 1862. No payment made not reasonable and necessary.
What is a National Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Procedure to procedure edits. Based on CPT conventions. Edits updated quarterly.
Modifier 59?
Distinct Procedural Services that are not normally reported together but are appropriate under these circumstances. Different session or encounter. Different site or organ system. Separate incision/Excision. Separate Injury.
What are the modifier 59 alternatives for Medicare?
XE-separate procedure. XS-separate structure. XP-Separate practitioner. XU-unusual non overlapping service.
Modifier 58?
Staged or related procedure.
Modifier 78?
Return to the OR for a related procedure during a postop period.
Modifier 79?
Unrelated procedure of Service b the same physician during the postup period.
Hippa
Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act. 1996. Privacy rule that requires compliance from all federal state and local laws.
OIG?
Office of Inspector General-Focuses on high dollar fraud and abuse. 25% of healthcare costs are associated with fraud and abuse. Estimated annual 100-170 billon dollars.
What is a OIG Work Plan?
Lists the current audits and reviews undertaken by the OIG . Reports viewable.
What are the 7 steps to Compliance OIG Work Plan?
- Conduct Internal Monitoring and Audits.
- Implement Compliance and Practice standards.
- Designating a compliance officer or contract.
- Conducting Appropriate training and education.
- Responding appropriately to detected offenses and developing corrective action.
- Developing Open lines of communication.
- Enforcing disciplinary standards trough well published guidelines.
Who are Government Auditors
- Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)
- Medicaid Integrity Contractors (MIC)
- Recovery Auditors (RAC)
- Zone Program Integrity Contractors.