Health Systems Management Network, Inc. Announces That Its Start Team (ICD-10) Will Also Focus On Complex Procedure Coding Under ICD-10-PCS

Health Systems Management Network, Inc. Announces That Its Start Team (ICD-10) Will Also Focus On Complex Procedure Coding Under ICD-10-PCS. Many of HSMN’s clients thought that they could rely on the Encoder to crosswalk ICD-9-CM procedure codes to... More

Health Systems Management Network, Inc. Announces That Its Start Team (ICD-10) Will Also Focus On Complex Procedure Coding Under ICD-10-PCS. Many of HSMN’s clients thought that they could rely on the Encoder to crosswalk ICD-9-CM procedure codes to ICD-10-PCS. The newsflash is that the Encoder, no matter which product is used, cannot convert the ICD-9-CM procedure code to the ICD-10-PCS. HSMN has just announced that its Start Team (ICD-10) will assist hospitals and physician practice management with complex procedure coding under ICD-10-PCS. The explanation is a simple as it is complex: each ICD-10-PCS is unique; they are not selected from a book but rather they are built by coders based upon the clinicians clinical documentation, the coder’s understanding of the construct of the ICD-10-PCS and the coder’s ability to apply the ICD-10-PCS rules. It should be noted that while many hospital coders have been sent for training, their scores even when they are high cannot compensate fo Less