The querying of the provider for clarification of a diagnosis in order to assign the most specific code can be a tricky proposition.  This session will cover the parameters for obtaining this information from the provider without being in conflict with the oversight and compliance process of the ICD-10-CM coding oversight and compliance.  The way and manner of requesting for clarification determines whether the request is interpreted as leading to a specific, desired diagnosis.   The structure of a compliant query will be discussed and sample compliant tools reviewed.

DISCLOSURES

None of the planners or presenters for this activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.

About the speaker:

Mary Ann P. Leonard, RHIA, RAC-CT owner and operator of Health Information Professionals, LLC, a health information management consulting company. Health Information Professionals holds contracts for HIM consulting services with over 100 facilities in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. A graduate…