RE: ICD-9 sheet for therapists

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Ingenix and others have a laminated one page card with the top physical

therapy ICD-9 codes on it for sale, called the " Express Reference Coding

Card-Physical Therapy " . It is less than $20.00. Maybe someone will allow

you to copy theirs but if not it is worth buying if you need a quick

reference.

Personally, I don't recommend cheat sheets be the only or most used

reference because it leads to miscoding too often. It makes it too easy for

therapists to fall into ruts and code things in too many narrow ICD-9 groups

as listed on the coding card. It is better for therapists to learn the

codes through the full ICD-9 and learn to code correctly. Becomes

especially important with Medicare especially if they bring back the cap

exceptions. I understand that cost is a big factor so the other piece is

good supervision and management of therapist coding to make sure they are

coding ICD -9 codes correctly.

Tom Howell, P.T., M.P.T.

Howell Physical Therapy

Eagle, ID

thowell@...

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From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf

Of Dan Rootenberg

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 8:11 AM

To: PTManager

Subject: ICD-9 sheet for therapists

Does anyone have a good ICD-9 " cheat sheet " that I can give my

therapists so that they can code the diagnosis themselves upon

evaluation?

If so please email me directly.

Thanks!

-Dan Rootenberg, MS, PT

SPEAR Physical Therapy

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Ingenix and others have a laminated one page card with the top physical

therapy ICD-9 codes on it for sale, called the " Express Reference Coding

Card-Physical Therapy " . It is less than $20.00. Maybe someone will allow

you to copy theirs but if not it is worth buying if you need a quick

reference.

Personally, I don't recommend cheat sheets be the only or most used

reference because it leads to miscoding too often. It makes it too easy for

therapists to fall into ruts and code things in too many narrow ICD-9 groups

as listed on the coding card. It is better for therapists to learn the

codes through the full ICD-9 and learn to code correctly. Becomes

especially important with Medicare especially if they bring back the cap

exceptions. I understand that cost is a big factor so the other piece is

good supervision and management of therapist coding to make sure they are

coding ICD -9 codes correctly.

Tom Howell, P.T., M.P.T.

Howell Physical Therapy

Eagle, ID

thowell@...

This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or

CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended

recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its

attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error

and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing or

copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you

have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all

attachments and notify the sender by reply email.

_____

From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf

Of Dan Rootenberg

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 8:11 AM

To: PTManager

Subject: ICD-9 sheet for therapists

Does anyone have a good ICD-9 " cheat sheet " that I can give my

therapists so that they can code the diagnosis themselves upon

evaluation?

If so please email me directly.

Thanks!

-Dan Rootenberg, MS, PT

SPEAR Physical Therapy

[Guest guest]

I look things up online at http://icd9cm.chrisendres.com/ It is quick and

free.

Mark Milleville PT

Wheatfield Physical Therapy

NY

_____

From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf

Of Dan Rootenberg

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 10:11 AM

To: PTManager

Subject: ICD-9 sheet for therapists

Does anyone have a good ICD-9 " cheat sheet " that I can give my

therapists so that they can code the diagnosis themselves upon

evaluation?

If so please email me directly.

Thanks!

-Dan Rootenberg, MS, PT

SPEAR Physical Therapy

[Guest guest]

I look things up online at http://icd9cm.chrisendres.com/ It is quick and

free.

Mark Milleville PT

Wheatfield Physical Therapy

NY

_____

From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf

Of Dan Rootenberg

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 10:11 AM

To: PTManager

Subject: ICD-9 sheet for therapists

Does anyone have a good ICD-9 " cheat sheet " that I can give my

therapists so that they can code the diagnosis themselves upon

evaluation?

If so please email me directly.

Thanks!

-Dan Rootenberg, MS, PT

SPEAR Physical Therapy