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Welcome toHow to Make a Successful Transition to
ICD‐10 CMPresenter:
Amy HayesMBA, CCS, CCS‐P, CHA, CMBSOwner – The Office Assistant, LLCwww.oabilling.com
Suzanne HillProfessional Development Supervisor
IHS Organizers:
Carrie PedersenMember Services Supervisor
Housekeeping
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Agenda
High level overview of ICD‐10 CM code structure
ICD‐10 CM specifics for hearing professionals
Superbill and charge slip updates
Key steps in ICD‐10 CM preparations
Q&A (enter your questions in the Question Box any time)
Before We Begin…
Please note that this presentation is based around the United States federal, state and local requirements to implement and use the ICD‐10 code sets
All information contained herein is specific to the United States and may not be applicable in other areas
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ICD‐10 CM OVERVIEW
All US healthcare entitiesmust implement ICD‐10 CM (diagnosis codes) on October 1, 2015
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ICD‐10 is Part of HIPAA
Please note that ICD‐10 is a part of the HIPAA transaction standards and is applicable to entities that submit electronic claims and meet certain other requirements.
If you do not submit electronic claims and you are not a covered entity under HIPAA, you are not required to use the ICD‐10 code sets.
For example, Workers’ Compensation is not a HIPAA covered entity
Essentially We Have…
May 27 – October 1, 2015
Approximately 5 months
Approximately 90 working days
720 working hours (assume 8 hour days)
…to be prepared for ICD‐10 coding structure
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Code Structure of ICD‐10 CM
While there is a substantial increase in codes…
Laterality is key
There are still unspecified codes when needed
Focused categories
Exponential Increase…
ICD‐9 CM Diagnosis Codes14,025 codes
ICD‐10 Diagnosis Codes
68,069 Codes
54,000 additional codes
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70% of the code volume increase is due to laterality
ICD‐10 did not add 54,000 more health conditions
ICD‐10 CM Code Structure
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Category Etiology, Anatomic Site, Severity
Extension
First character will always be an alpha character
Second character will always be a numeric value
Third – seventh characters can be alpha or numeric
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ICD‐10 CM Code Structure
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Category Etiology, Anatomic Site, Severity
Extension
Example: Bilateral abnormal auditory perception = H93.293
Example: Disorders of bilateral acoustic nerve = H93.3X3
The Good News for Hearing Professionals
Most of the codes in Chapter 8 (Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process) are only 5characters
A few will require a 6th
character
Keep in mind that payers will be able to deny claims for lack of specificity
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Since this is not coding class…
Alpha‐numeric code structure
Up to 7 characters in length
Laterality and placeholders (X)
Requires training and education for staff and providers
ICD‐10 CM FOR HEARING PROFESSIONALS
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Chapter 8Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process
Most diagnosis codes for the hearing professionals can be selected from Chapter 8 in ICD‐10 CM
• Routine hearing tests (V72.19) – Z01.10 – exam without
abnormal findings
– Z01.110 – exam following failed hearing screening
– Z01.118 – exam with other abnormal findings and an additional code for the abnormal findings
No FDA Red Flags
Since the FDA specifically allows a patient to waive the requirement for a patient to see a physician before getting hearing aids, many times there is a lack of specificity to the “type” of hearing loss.
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Hearing Loss
Unspecified hearing loss H91.90 unspecified ear
H91.91 right ear
H91.92 left ear
H91.93 bilateral ears
When there is a referral…
Type of loss
Laterality
Other medical diagnoses (e.g., history of chronic otalgia or trauma)
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Reimbursement Still Based on CPT/HCPCS Codes
Remember that your professional services are still reimbursed based on your CPT and/or HCPCS codes – the importance of ICD‐10 CM is to capture diagnoses to the highest degree of specificity when possible.
There will be times for hearing professionals when unspecified is the only option.
ICD‐10 CM SUPERBILLS
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Changing the Superbill
While codes are more characters…
Unilateral is now coded right or left
RT and LT modifiers for CPT and HCPCS codes may not be required due to specificity of ICD‐10 CM
Check with your payers
You may want to run a list of your top 25 diagnosis codes currently used to create/update to ICD‐10
Superbill Example
ICD‐10 Code Description
H90.0 Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
H90.1 Conductive hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side (not valid – must get to 5th digit)
H90.11 Conductive hearing loss, right, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.12 Conductive hearing loss, left, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.2 Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
H90.3 Sensoineural hearing loss, bilateral
H90.4 Sensoineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side (not valid – must get to 5th digit)
H90.41 Sensoineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.42 Sensoineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
H90.5 Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
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Superbill Recommendations
Only put frequently used ICD‐10 codes on your superbill
Leave space(s) to write less frequently seen conditions such as signs, symptoms, or other diagnostic information
Put the “valid” code descriptors – if possible use bold for laterality to help mitigate errors
ICD‐10 CM PREPARATIONS
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PAYERS AND REVENUE
Professional Services
The most important thing to remember is that professional services will continue to be reimbursed based on CPT and HCPCS codes.
The concern regarding revenue may be more from the perspective of payer ability to process claims with the new code set.
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Payers
It is unknown if all payers will test prior to implementation
What if they aren’t ready?
Revenue may not stop
What if it is sporadic or delayed?
Identify your top 5‐10 payers
Are they testing?
Revenue
Industry recommendation is that entities have a cash reserve
Delayed revenue can cause hardship
May have to increase staff (short term) to manage requests for additional information
May need additional time to review claims for accuracy before submitting
There will be a period of time (approximately 12 months) when you are working claims in ICD‐9 and ICD‐10
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Key Considerations
Will the payer be ready to accept ICD‐10 CM codes?
Medicare currently testing
Check with Medicaid in your area for testing requirements
Not all payers are testing
Even if a medical practice accepts just cash and no insurance, some patients will submit medical bills to healthcare payers. Those
claims will need ICD‐10 codes and CPT codes.
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United Healthcare TestingAetna Testing
Medicare Testing
Claims Statistic Information
According to CMS, it accepted 81% of claims sent during a week‐long ICD‐10 end‐to‐end testing period (Source: Health Data Management)
1 week in length
661 participants
15,000 claims
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Statistically – CMS is pleased
• This means that approximately 2,800 claims were rejected
• Of these 2,800 claims that were rejected – 13% were rejected for reasons not related to ICD‐10
• There is a significant risk that when the deadline comes, if there is still a 19% rejection rate, your claims could be in that 19%
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/ProviderResources.html
Communication between health care providers, software vendors, clearinghouses, and billing services is an important part of the transition process. Learn how to get the conversation started.
Talking to Your Vendors About ICD‐10: Tips for Medical Practices
Questions to Ask Your Systems Vendors about ICD‐10
The Role of Clearinghouses in ICD‐10
Communicating About ICD‐10 CM
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Role of the Clearinghouse
Software vendors are still preparing for ICD‐10 CM
If you haven’t heard from your vendor – reach out to them
Your clearinghouse is just the mailman
Your software needs to be ready
The mailman delivers what you send
Vendor Relationships
Working with your vendor is key to testing
Have an ICD‐10 work plan with your Vendor
Ask for formal documentation/confirmation that testing has occurred and the results
Testing needs to occur with “your” top payers
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RECAP
Recap
ICD‐10 CM codes required for U.S. healthcare professionals by October 1, 2015
All codes are alpha‐numeric
Some codes will require specificity for laterality
Practices need training on ICD‐10
Testing of claims is recommended before implementation of ICD‐10
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Recap
Look internally at your forms, documents, contracts
If you give courtesy claim forms to patients for insurance submittal, they will have to have ICD‐10 codes
Set some current benchmarks
You can’t measure future performance if you don’t have current statistics
Questions
Enter your question in the Question Box on your webinar dashboard
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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!
Contact: Amy Hayes, MBA, CCS, CCS‐P, CHA, CMBS
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