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CODING AND BILLING MNT TEST
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CODING AND BILLING MNT TESTTo earn reimbursement, you must first identify the ailment or condition of your
client/patient and then code the sort of service you offer.
Payment in private practice: disease and service codes
Nutrition billing is only available in outpatient settings. Inpatient nut care is not
directly billed to insurance as it is considered part of the patient's hospital visit.
MNT is covered under... - ANSWER: Medicare Part B
(*Medicaid may not cover anything, as it differs per state.)
Diabetes (t1, t2, gdm) is among the MNT services covered by Medicare Part B.
2. Kidney disease (non-dialysis or predialysis)
3. Post-kidney transplant
Hours of MNT covered by Medicare - ANSWER Medicare covers MNT for 3
hours in the first year, and 2 hours in future years.
ICD 11: ANSWER WHO aims to make ICD11 electronic and compatible with
electronic health records by 2022
EHR stands for electronic health record, while EMR stands for electronic
medical record.
ICD: International Classification of Diseases
ICD 10 codes (International Classification of Disease 10th edition, 2015)
represent an individual's medical condition and are determined by physicians
and certified billers.
ICD 10 Structure: ANSWER C.E.A.S.E.
, Category: 1-3 Etiology, Anatomic Site, Severity, and Other Clinical Details: 4-6
-Extension: 7 for initial or subsequent encounters, laterality (LR), and other
clinical details (e.g., weeks gestation).
More characters = more likely to get rewarded.
Category: ANSWER 1-3 General disease code; family code Not billable when
multiple characters exist.
Specificity - ANSWER Be absolutely specific.
Not billable if you simply include the first three characters; claim will be
rejected.
A minimum of five characters.
Diabetes: E10: T1D, E11: T2D.
E11 ex- ANSWER NOT BILLABLE as needed. MORE SPECIFICITY:
E11.4 represents T2 DM with neurological problems.
BILLABLE (5 characters)!
• E11.40: T2 DM with nonspecific diabetic neuropathy • E11.41: T2 DM with
diabetic mono-neuropathy • E11.42: T2 DM with diabetic poly-neuropathy •
E11.49: T2 DM with additional diabetic neurological complications.
E10.62 Type 1 diabetes with skin problems.
E10.620 Type 1 diabetes with diabetic dermatitis.
E10.621 Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with Foot Ulcer
E10.622 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with another skin ulcer.
E10.628 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with additional skin problems and another
specified complication
Q24.1: ANSWER Diabetes mellitus, type 2, throughout pregnancy, childbirth,
and the puerperium. Diabetes that is resistant to insulin throughout pregnancy,
childbirth, and puerperium
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