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The Essential Guide to ICD-9 Coding for Therapy Professionals: A How-To Resource for PTs, OTs, and SLPs is a how-to guide to ICD-9 coding for therapists and it explains the importance of ICD-9 coding and its effect on reimbursement.
ICD-9 coding is a key component in the submission and payment of claims for therapy services. In order to receive the right reimbursement, rehab providers must use ICD-9 coding on claims to prove the medical necessity of services rendered. Unfortunately, the typical ICD-9 coding manual doesn’t provide detailed coding instructions, and therapy professionals are left to decipher which codes to use with little support.
If therapists do not understand how, when, and why to use ICD-9 codes, a simple listing of codes offers little help. We give you the codes you need and explain how to use and apply them.
The Essential Guide to ICD-9 Coding for Therapy Professionals by Kate Brewer, PT, MBA, GCS, takes the tedious task of searching for commonly used therapy codes and provides them for you in an easy-to-navigate format. It also provides the essential guidelines to help you select and apply the right codes.
This book and CD-ROM set provides:
- A complete list of the most common codes used in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology
- An explanation of how to use ICD-9 codes correctly to receive the proper reimbursement
- Tips and advice to help you find the ICD-9 codes you need on a daily basis
- Answers to frequently asked ICD-9 coding questions
- A tutorial on how to find codes on CMS’ Web site
Accurate coding has a direct link to timely reimbursement and denial prevention. Plus, it helps to craft future policies related to therapy services. Get the tools you need to improve the accuracy of ICD-9 coding in rehab with this essential guide.
Get answers to your daily ICD-9 coding questions with our bo0k and CD-ROM
The Essential Guide to ICD-9 Coding for Therapy Professionals: A How-To Resource for PTs, OTs, and SLPs takes the most common diagnosis scenarios and breaks down the process so you know how to code for every diagnosis. You get easy-to-follow, how-to advice from selecting the codes to submitting the claim.
Unlike some bulky texts on the market today…
The Essential Guide to ICD-9 Coding for Therapy Professionals equips you with a refined list of the most common diagnoses given in rehab with their applicable codes. This resource eliminates the need to search through large, generic texts for codes related specifically to therapy services. Rehab and coding professionals alike will be able to turn to this book and CD-ROM for quick answers to tough coding questions.
This teaching tool shows you how to:
- Code a diagnosis
- Find the codes you need to submit a claim
- Create a “clean” claim for faster payment
- Prevent therapy denials
- Support medical necessity through effective documentation and coding
Coding tips and tools for therapists, by a therapist
The dependable advice provided in The Essential Guide to ICD-9 Coding for Therapy Professionals has been field-tested by your colleagues in the field. Trusted author Kate Brewer, PT, MBA, GCS, delivers advice in simple terms, with a focus on helping users increase the accuracy of ICD-9 coding.
Quick-access format helps you get the job done
In a convenient 8-1/2 x 11, spiral-bound format, it’s easy to flip to the information you need in a hurry. You’ll appreciate the quick and easy access to critical coding information, without the hassle of wading through large textbooks.
Table of Contents
Section I: Understanding ICD-9 Codes
Chapter 1: ICD-9 Coding
Introduction
Definition
Key Point
Importance of ICD-9 Coding
Chapter 2: How to Code
Types and Order of Codes
Choosing the Treatment Diagnosis
Key Points
Coding the Medical Diagnosis
Key Points
Multiple Medical Diagnoses
Summary of Key Points
Coding to the Highest Degree of Specificity
Awareness of Inclusions and Exclusions
Possible and Probable Codes
Staying Current on Codes
Submitting a Claim for Therapy Services
V Codes for Therapy Services
Chapter 3: Problem ICD-9 Codes
Late-Effect Codes
V Codes
Local Coverage Decisions (LCD)
National Coverage Decisions (NCD)
Summary
Chapter 4: Practical Tips for ICD-9 Coding for Therapy Services
Coordination of the ICD-9 Coding Process
Discard Rogue Forms and Cheat Sheets
Avoid ICD-9 Coding Ruts
Code to the Highest Level of Specificity
List All Applicable Codes to Support
Medical Necessity
Awareness of Local Coverage Decisions and National Coverage Decisions
Section II: Commonly Used ICD-9 Codes
Who will benefit?
Billers and coders of therapy services (business office staff), rehab professionals, outpatient clinic-based and SNF-based Medicare, Part B services, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, billing specialists
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