Coding and Nomenclature

Keeping abreast with changes in government coding regulations, and recommendations to improve coding efficiency.

• ICD-10: Implementation Delay and Code Freeze Schedule Implementation Delay: On February 16, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced their intent to delay the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) compliance date. On...

• CMS Correct Coding Initiative 18.1 (Effective April 1, 2012) There were no new bundling edits specific to OB/GYNs for the second quarter of the 2012 CCI (version 18.1, April 1, 2012....

• ICD-10 Preparation ACOG and the ACOG Coding and Nomenclature Committee are preparing to help physicians transition to ICD-10 coding. We look forward to assisting our Fellows during the implementation of the new code se...

• New 2012 CPT Codes Effective January 1, 2012 The Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition, (CPT-4) code set for 2012 includes several updates of interest to ob-gyns....

• New ICD-9-CM Codes: Effective October 1, 2011 Following are the new, expanded, and revised ICD-9-CM codes that are of interest to obstetricians and gynecologists. These codes will take effect October 1, 2011....

• ICD-10 The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is currently being used in most countries. The United States is among a very few industrialized nations ...

• Coding Tip: Reporting HCPCS Code Q0091 Reporting HCPCS code Q0091 (Screening Papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory)...

• Medicare Relative Value Units and Payment Indicators for 2012 ACOG's Coding Department has assembled the latest Medicare updates for 2012 for codes normally used by ob-gyns. These include: the Relative Value Units (RVUs); the list of payment indicators (e.g., w...