by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA When is cutting not Division? If a tendon is involved, most of the time the answer is Release. Questions about cutting tendons have come up a lot lately in my consulting practice, so it’s time to tackle tendon procedures. Tendons connect muscles to bones and allow movement of […]
read more »by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA Making some root operation decisions are harder than others. A question came to me last week about the J Pouch procedure, performed after total colectomy. There was controversy about the correct root operation and they wanted me to explain the correct answer. I guess they read my recent […]
read more »by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA If you were a coding professional in 2015, you lived through ICD-10 implementation that year. Much anxiety ahead of time led to intensive training and preparation which resulted in an implementation that was not perfect but nothing we as profession could not handle. Four years in and any coder […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: New Technology in this free, brief presentation. The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package by nationally recognized coding expert Lynn Kuehn provides complete training on the structure and use of […]
read more »by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA One of the most welcome guideline changes of recent years went into effect on October 1, 2015 with the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. In those guidelines, Guideline A11 instructs that “It is the coder’s responsibility to determine what the documentation in the medical record equates to […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: Unidirectional Brachytherapy in this free, brief presentation. The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package by nationally recognized coding expert Lynn Kuehn provides complete training on the structure and use of […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: Fluorescence Guided Procedures in this free, brief presentation. The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package by nationally recognized coding expert Lynn Kuehn provides complete training on the structure and use […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: Cell Suspension Technique in this free, brief presentation. The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training Package by nationally recognized coding expert Lynn Kuehn provides complete training on the structure and use […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS Neurosurgery Coding: Deep Brain Stimulator in this free, brief presentation. This is a sample from her course ICD-10-PCS: Neurosurgery Procedure Coding. ICD-10-PCS: Neurosurgery Procedure Coding Learn to code complex neurosurgery procedures with the unique perspective and expertise offered […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS Neurosurgery Coding: Cranialization of Frontal Sinus in this free, brief presentation. This is a sample from her course ICD-10-PCS: Neurosurgery Procedure Coding. ICD-10-PCS: Neurosurgery Procedure Coding Learn to code complex neurosurgery procedures with the unique perspective and expertise […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS Neurosurgery Coding: Approaches to the Brain in this free, brief presentation. This is a sample from her course ICD-10-PCS: Neurosurgery Procedure Coding. ICD-10-PCS: Neurosurgery Procedure Coding Learn to code complex neurosurgery procedures with the unique perspective and expertise […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: Percutaneous Forearm Bypass in this free, brief presentation. ICD-10-PCS: Vascular Procedure Coding Learn to code advanced vascular procedures with the unique perspective and expertise offered by nationally recognized ICD-10-PCS coding expert Lynn Kuehn! ICD-10-PCS: […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: Intramedullary Limb Lengthening Device in this free, brief presentation. ICD-10-PCS: Orthopedic Procedure Coding Learn to code orthopedic procedures with the unique perspective and expertise offered by nationally recognized ICD-10-PCS coding expert Lynn Kuehn! ICD-10-PCS: […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: Subcutaneous Defibrillator Lead in this free, brief presentation. ICD-10-PCS: Cardiac Procedure Coding Learn to code cardiac procedures with the unique perspective and expertise offered by nationally recognized ICD-10-PCS coding expert Lynn Kuehn! ICD-10-PCS: Cardiac […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS for FY 2020: Flow Diverting Stent in this free, brief presentation. Complete ICD-10-PCS Training: From Beginner to Advanced The Complete ICD-10-PCS Training package by nationally recognized coding expert Lynn Kuehn takes you from beginner to […]
read more »by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA The code sets are posted by CMS in June of every year. The Coordination and Maintenance meeting in Baltimore often provides insight but changes and additions can be made without a detailed discussion of the issues leaving us to speculate on how we will apply them. Sometimes Coding […]
read more »by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA Scoliosis treatment and spinal fusion coding can be challenging but it’s not as bad as it seems. We have several resources to use in assigning the correct codes in various situations. I received a question recently about a common scenario, which should help everyone feel more secure in […]
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Fiscal year 2018 brings multiple additions to the ICD-10-PCS code set, many of which are necessary for both pediatric and adult coding. This addition gives us …
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS Coding of Bimalleolar and Trimalleolar Fractures in this free, brief presentation. Now available! FY 2020 ICD-10 Code Updates by nationally recognized coding expert Lynn Kuehn “Anyone can read what the changes are, but truly understanding what the […]
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Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss ICD-10-PCS Coding of Vascular Procedures Using Guideline B4.1c in this free, brief presentation. ICD-10-PCS: Vascular Procedure Coding Learn to code vascular procedures with the unique perspective and expertise offered by nationally recognized ICD-10-PCS coding expert Lynn Kuehn! ICD-10-PCS: […]
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