January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking is a serious global problem and criminal act, and the United States is no exception. Reports indicate that hundreds of thousands of...
16 Interesting ICD-10 Codes for Holiday Mishaps
The holiday season is generally regarded as one of the happiest times of the year. It is the time to celebrate with family and friends, decorate, bake, and indulge. However, it is also the time for...
12 ICD-10 Codes to Report Common Winter-Related Accidents and Conditions
Winter is here and you need to be extra careful with your health as heavy snow, ice, strong winds and freezing rain are expected. While this is the holiday season, there is also the possibility of...
Four Common Winter Ailments and Their ICD-10 Codes
According to recent reports, severe blasts of potentially record cold are expected during across the central, eastern and southern U.S in the days before Thanksgiving, giving millions of people an...
ICD-10 Codes for Reporting Uveitis
Uveitis refers to inflammation inside the eye. It occurs when the middle layer of the eyeball called uvea gets inflamed. This layer has many blood vessels that nourish the eye. The condition can...
Medical Coding for Seasonal Allergies and Asthma This Fall
The change of seasons from summer to fall also brings changes to your health. Allergies are one of the most common illnesses that do the rounds during autumn or the fall season. During the fall,...
Documenting and Coding Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in ICD-10
With temperatures turning cooler, individuals with pulmonary diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma face risk of exacerbation of their condition. As COPD and asthma...
ICD-10-CM Coding For Certain Warm Weather Diseases
Warm weather diseases are caused mainly due to prolonged or intense exposure to hot temperatures. Exposure to such extreme heat can make a person seriously ill. The likelihood of illness also...
ICD-10 Codes for Reporting Five Common Lung Diseases
Regarded as one of the most common medical conditions, lung diseases affect the structure of the lung tissue and other parts of the respiratory system. Lungs are part of a complex apparatus,...