2016 GYN coding changes to note for your maximized reimbursement
In this Article
- Urogynecology dx codes
- Gynecology dx codes
- Codes for hormonal contraceptives
Postoperative hemorrhage and hematoma
The codes for postprocedural hemorrhage and hematomas have received a face-lift: the single codes for these 2 complications will be split so that each can be reported separately (TABLE 7). Note that the new codes require that the condition be found following the initial surgery, and the code selected depends on whether the surgery involved the genitourinary system or another system.
Hormone malignancy status
The new Z19 codes will augment information known about a patient’s neoplasm (TABLE 8). The ICD-10 rule states that the type and location of the neoplasm are always coded first, followed by one of the new Z19 codes, if known.
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Viral hepatitis carrier
The more specific code for type of viral hepatitis the patient is a carrier of has been bundled into a single code for viral hepatitis (TABLE 9). Carrier status in ICD-10 is defined as a person who harbors the specific organisms of a disease, does not currently have any symptoms, but is capable of transmitting the infection.
