New Coding for 2017

New Coding for 2017

by klindelof, November 22, 2016

Procedure and Diagnosis Coding Changes

Please take note of the following changes in coding.  For those who submit actual coding to us, you will need to please make these changes so we can report the appropriate coding without needing to follow up with you.  If you are sending us descriptions of your procedure and diagnosis coding, please be sure you are very specific in your descriptions.

Diagnosis Code Changes for Eye Cases Effective 10/1/2016

New codes not replacing anything

New Code H40.1110 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, unspecified

New Code H40.1120 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, unspecified

New Code H40.1130 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral eye, unspecified

New Code H40.1190 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified, unspecified

H40.11X1 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, mild stage – No longer valid 10/1/16

New Code H40.1111 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, mild

New Code H40.1121 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, mild

New Code H40.1131 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral eyes, mild

New Code H40.1191 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified, mild

H40.11X2 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, moderate stage – No longer valid 10/1/16

New Code H40.1112 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, moderate

New Code H40.1122 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, moderate

New Code H40.1132 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral eyes, moderate

New Code H40.1192 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified, moderate

H40.11X3 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, severe stage – No longer valid 10/1/16

New Code H40.1113 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, severe

New Code H40.1123 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, severe

New Code H40.1133 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral eyes, severe

New Code H40.1193 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified, severe

H40.11X4 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, indeterminate stage – No longer valid 10/1/16

New Code H40.1114 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate

New Code H40.1124 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate

New Code H40.1134 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral eyes, indeterminate

New Code H40.1194 – Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified, indeterminate

 

Procedure Code Changes Effective 1/1/2017

62310 – ESI cervical or thoracic – No longer valid in 2017

New Code 62320 – ESI cervical or thoracic w/out imaging guidance

New Code 62321 – ESI cervical or thoracic with imaging guidance

62311 – ESI lumbar or sacral – No longer valid in 2017

New Code 62322 – ESI lumbar or sacral w/out imaging guidance

New Code 62323 – ESI lumbar or sacral with imaging guidance

62318 – Continuous Epidural cervical or thoracic – No longer valid in 2017

New Code 62324 – Continuous epidural cervical or thoracic w/out imaging guidance

New Code 62325 – Continuous epidural cervical or thoracic with imaging guidance

62319 – Continuous Epidural lumbar or sacral – No longer valid in 2017

New Code 62326 – Continuous epidural lumbar or sacral w/out imaging guidance

New Code 62327 – Continuous epidural lumbar or sacral with imaging guidance

 

 

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