[Histonet] [EXTERNAL] ICD-10 Codes

[Megan Dishop]

I don't think that is necessary.  Pathology services are coded by the pathologic diagnosis, unlike laboratory testing that requires an ICD10 code or reason for test request upfront.  The blog entry below mentions this distinction....

http://www.mckesson.com/bps/blog/preparing-for-icd-10-by-addressing-incomplete-diagnosis-information-received-errors/


Megan K. Dishop MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Anatomic Pathology
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Laboratories
2525 Chicago Ave S. MS32-B600, Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA
Phone: 612-813-6521    Fax: 612-813-7721  Email: megan.dishop at childrensMN.org
Adjoint Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine




>>> "Cartun, Richard via Histonet" <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 4/25/2017 9:02 AM >>>
What do you do when you receive a pathology consult and it is missing an ICD-10 code?  I am being told that we cannot accession it until we get a code from the submitting doctor's office, and that we cannot add one.  Thank you.

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology & The Martin M. Berman, MD Immunopathology & Morphologic Proteomics Laboratory
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 972-1596
(860) 545-2204 Fax


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