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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that six out of every ten infectious diseases (60%) in people are zoonotic, meaning that these diseases are spread between animals and humans. NJPR has developed a coding crossword puzzle to help reinforce correct coding. Earn 1 AHIMA CE credit by completing the puzzle and submitting […]

The ICD-10-CM codes for the diseases discussed in this blog are found in ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99) and Chapter 22: Codes for Special Purposes U00-U85) where the code U07.1 COVID-19 is located. Chapter 1 includes, “diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible.” Although we are not going to discuss the […]

The topic “Intravascular Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis” was brought up at the September 10, 2019, Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. The issue presented was that no ICD-10-PCS code or code combination was available at that time to fully describe intravascular ultrasound assisted thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).  Related to this issue, it was noted that […]

Background The topic, “Intravascular Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis” was brought up at the September 10, 2019 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. The issue presented was that, at the time, no ICD-10-PCS code or code combination was available to fully describe intravascular ultrasound assisted thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).  Here is the link to the meeting […]

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.” Social determinants are comprised of multiple factors, including education, socioeconomic status, neighborhood and the surrounding physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to health care. NJPR has developed a second coding crossword puzzle […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new codes and revised coding guidelines.  NJPR has developed a coding crossword puzzle challenge – complete the puzzle and submit your answers to us. Three entries from the correct submissions will be randomly selected for an Amazon gift card. We hope this crossword puzzle helps reinforce the guidelines and […]