Deleted: 73510 Radiological examination, hip, unilateral; complete, minimum of 2 views
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ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 02 – February 2016New Codes
73501 Radiological examination, hip, unilateral, with pelvis when performed; 1 view
73502 Radiological examination, hip, unilateral, with pelvis when performed; 2–3 views
73503 Radiological examination, hip, unilateral, with pelvis when performed; minimum of 4 views
ICD-10 update
On Oct. 1, 2015, there was scheduled to be only limited code updates to the ICD-10 code set to capture new technologies and diagnoses as required by section 503(a) of Pub. L. 108-173. There will be no updates to ICD-9-CM since it will no longer be used for reporting.
On Oct. 1, 2016 (one year after implementation of ICD-10), regular updates to ICD-10 will begin. The ICD Coordination and Maintenance Committee will continue to meet twice a year during this partial freeze. At these meetings, requests for new diagnosis or procedure codes will be driven by the criteria of the need to capture a new technology or disease. Any code requests that do not meet the criteria will be evaluated for implementation within ICD-10 on and after Oct. 1, 2016, once the partial freeze has ended.
Other Resources
Resources for these and other topics can be found on the reimbursement section of the ACEP website. Mr. McKenzie is also available to field your questions at 800-708-1822, ext. 3233. Finally, ACEP offers well-attended and highly recommended coding and reimbursement educational conferences annually, with an offering each January.
Dr. Granovsky is president of LogixHealth, an ED coding and billing company, and currently serves as the course director of ACEP’s coding and reimbursement courses as well as the Chairman of ACEP’s National Reimbursement Committee. Mr. McKenzie is reimbursement director for ACEP.
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