icd -10 tip sheet for urgent care

ICD-10 coding guide for Urgent Care centresBillingParadise

ICD-10 guide for urgent care

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.

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…

• Construct an educational plan and resources for staff

• Appoint a ICD-10 coding manager or trainer

• Map code equivalents and perform dual coding

• Start practicing documentation methods that align with ICD-10 requirements

• Stop relying on super-bills for assigning codes!

• Create benchmarks and deadlines

• Coordinate with insurers constantly to stay on top of coding changes

• Maintain an ICD-10 worksheet and share it with other employees

• Create a coding template that has your top-paying urgent care codes listed

• Check with your EMR/EHR vendor about dual-coding support regularly

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

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.

• 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

• Payer readiness is going to impact the billing process.

• Being prepared with extra revenue to sail through the initial months after transition is crucial.

Thank You…

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