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Code Set Definition Payment Information Level I HCPCS: CPT ● Providers use code set to report medical procedures and professional services delivered in ambulatory and outpatient settings, including physician offices and inpatient visits. ● AMA developed, copyrighted, and maintains code set. ●
Code Set Definition Payment Information ICD-10-PCS (Procedures) ● Providers use code set to report procedures performed only in U.S. inpatient hospital health care settings. ● Physicians don’t
In accordance with HIPAA provisions, effective October 1, 2014, the standard code set for reporting hospital diagnoses and procedure will be Heath Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), National Drug Codes (NDC), and the International Classifications of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), as illustrated in Figure 8-2.
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is the standard coding system adopted under HIPAA for use in coding services, procedures, and items. The HCPCS coding system consists of two levels of codes—Level I CPT and Level II Medicare National Codes.
ICD procedure codes are used only on inpatient hospital claims to capture inpatient procedures. Entities that will use the updated ICD-10 codes include hospital and professional billing, registries, clinical and hospital departments, clinical decision support systems, and patient financial services.
Level I HCPCS: CPT ● Providers use code set to report medical procedures and professional services delivered in ambulatory and outpatient settings, including physician offices and inpatient visits. AMA developed, copyrighted, and maintains code set.
For some types of care, procedures are billed using CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) /HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) codes, rather than ICD. CPT codes, also called Level I HCPCS codes, are used to bill physician services and they are copyrighted by the American Medical Association (AMA).
HCPCSThe medical coding systems currently used in the United States are ICD-10-CM/PCS and HCPCS (Level I CPT codes and Level II National Codes). The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is used to report hospital outpatient procedures and physician services.
The CPT-4 is a uniform coding system consisting of descriptive terms and identifying codes that are used primarily to identify medical services and procedures furnished by physicians and other health care professionals.
CPT codes are currently accepted as the standard for healthcare providers throughout the US to report medical procedures and services. CPT codes were first established by the AMA in 1966 and were used to help set standard terms and descriptors to document medical procedures.
CPT codes®, or the Current Procedural Terminology codes, are five-digit procedure codes that describe the service rendered by the healthcare professional. The MNT codes 97802, 97803, and 97804 are CPT® codes that RDNs use on claims to report nutrition services provided by the RDN.
ICD-10-PCSICD-10-PCS is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) designated code set for reporting hospital inpatient procedures only (see 45 CFR part 162).
PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS) is the same as attribute CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE. PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS) is the OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures code which is used to identify the primary Patient Procedure carried out.
CPT Category II codes are supplemental tracking codes that can be used for performance measurement. The use of the tracking codes for performance measurement will decrease the need for record abstraction and chart review, and thereby minimize administrative burdens on physicians and other health care professionals.
Outpatient coding uses ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes and CPT or HCPCS codes, which specifically apply to services and supplies provided in the outpatient setting. Documentation plays a key role in assigning CPT and HCPCS codes.
ICD-10-PCS will be the official system of assigning codes to procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. ICD-10-PCS codes will support data collection, payment and electronic health records. ICD-10-PCS is a medical classification coding system for procedural codes.
Procedure coding systems were developed in the 1960s to provide a standardized system for providers to report procedures to third-party payers for reimbursement. The system also allows for collection of data to be used for statistical purposes. Historically, physicians and other providers submitted a written description of procedures and services rendered on the claim form to explain charges. Payers experienced difficulty in processing claims submitted with the written descriptions. Additionally, tracking, monitoring, and statistical analysis using the written descriptions was a very complex process. The need for a standardized system of reporting procedures and services was first addressed when the American Medical Association (AMA) developed the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system. Other procedure coding systems were later introduced such as HCPCS Medicare National Codes and the International Classifications of Diseases (ICD) Procedure Coding System, as illustrated in Figure 8-1.
To code effectively, it is important to understand the relationship of procedure coding to documentation, medical necessity, claim forms, and reimbursement.
In 1983, HCPCS consisted of three levels of codes: Level I CPT codes; Level II Medicare National Codes; and Level III Local Regional codes. In June 2001, the procedure coding system name was changed to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is the standard coding system adopted under HIPAA for use in coding services, procedures, and items. The HCPCS coding system consists of two levels of codes—Level I CPT and Level II Medicare National Codes.
Many payers use data collected through these systems to develop and implement policies and procedures related to the quality and utilization of health care services. Procedure coding data are also used by payers to develop reimbursement systems. Providers analyze procedure code data to assess and negotiate payer contracts. To code effectively, it is important to understand the relationship of procedure coding to documentation, medical necessity, claim forms, and reimbursement.
Procedure coding is the process of translating written descriptions of procedures, services, and items documented in the patient’s medical record into numeric or alphanumeric codes. Procedure coding is an essential component of the billing process (Figure 8-3). The description of procedures, services, and items provided during a hospital visit is communicated to payers using procedure coding systems. The process begins when the patient presents at the hospital with a health care issue that requires attention, or for a service that involves health care status. The physician or other provider reviews the history, performs an examination, and prepares a plan of care. Patient care services are rendered in accordance with physician’s orders and the plan of care. Written descriptions of health care services, procedures, and items are documented in the patient’s medical record. Charges are posted by various departments through the Charge Description Master (CDM), also called the chargemaster. All procedures, services, and items listed in the chargemaster are associated with a code from the appropriate procedure coding system ( Figure 8-4 ). Heath Information Management (HIM) personnel are responsible for coding patient conditions and significant procedures documented in the patient medical record that are not posted through the chargemaster.
The World Health Organization (WHO) published the newest version of the ICD with a new name, the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), in 1993. ICD-10 has been implemented in many countries including the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany, and Canada. WHO granted permission to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), an agency under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to clinically modify the ICD-10 diagnosis coding system and to create a procedure coding system to replace ICD-9-CM Volume III. The ICD-10 consists of two coding systems, each presented in a separate manual.
Documentation is the term used to describe information recorded in the medical record regarding patient conditions, procedures, services, supplies, equipment, and medications provided as part of the patient’s care. The patient’s medical record is the foundation for coding. When coding procedures, services, and items it is necessary to read the record to identify the service or item that must be coded for billing purposes. A code from HCPCS or ICD-10-PCS is assigned to accurately describe the service or item documented in the medical record. Figure 8-7 illustrates an example showing the assignment of HCPCS Level I and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes to describe a coronary bypass procedure performed during the hospital inpatient stay.
A principal procedure is that is performed for definitive treatment rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposes, or one necessary to take care of a complication. True. The principal diagnosis is defined as the most serious condition during a patient's hospital stay. False.
The root operation that is defined as cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part is: Resection. The root operation that is defined as the freeing of a body part is: Release. The root operation that is defined as taking or letting out of fluids and/or gases in a part of a body is: Drainage.
The patient was noted to be wheezing so the surgery was cancelled because of an exacerbation of the patient's COPD.