In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death irrespective of gender and ethnic group. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every 36 seconds one person loses his/her life due to heart disease. On the whole, heart disease grabs the lives of about 600000 US citizens every year. This signifies the need for cardiology services and their effective documentation. Documentation is important for timely patient care as well as physician reimbursement. To ensure accurate medical documentation, cardiologists can utilize the service of an experienced medical billing and coding company.Medical coders there have experience in cardiology medical coding and would ensure timely submission of cardiology medical claims.
While preparing clinical documentation, the physician should include details such as family medical history, the condition of the patient when he/she was admitted to the hospital, symptoms, prescribed diagnostic tests, treatment methods and so on. An accurate clinical document helps medical coders to prepare an effective reimbursement document. Cardiology medical coders would include the right ICD-10 codes to report a diagnosis of chest pain on the claim submission documents. The ICD -10 codes for chest pain are as follows.
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- R07 Pain in throat and chest
- R07.0 Pain in throat
- R07.1 Chest pain on breathing
- R07.2 Precordial pain
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- R07.8 Other chest pain
- R07.81 Pleurodynia
- R07.82 Intercostal pain
- R07.89 Other chest pain
- R07.8 Other chest pain
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- R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified
- R07 Pain in throat and chest
The medical codes for chest pain are categorized under R07. Each region of the chest has separate medical codes to increase specificity. As medical codes always undergo changes, the medical coders must be very keen and stay abreast with the updates happening in the industry.
In addition to the above details, physicians should include the type of chest pain in the clinical records. However, all chest pains may not be the symptom of a heart attack. The other reasons for chest pain required in the clinical documentation include:
- Sour taste in the mouth
- Trouble swallowing
- Pain when moving the body
- Sensation of pain when taking a deep breath
The common causes of chest pain include heartburn, gastric issues and so forth.
An experienced medical billing company can assist you in submitting accurate medical claims to the health insurer. Outsourcing to a medical billing company is also a cost-effective alternative to setting up an in-house medical coding team.
