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Dermatology Superbills with ICD-10 Last Updated: 09/13/2016 |
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Your best bet is to user your EMR (if you have one), or use a generic superbill (with blank lines for diagnoses) and utilize some laminated "cheat sheets" to pick from the most common diagnosis codes. This advice is re-iterated in the article below. Superbills.zip ECS sells Quik-Pik Coding Cheat sheets with 1000 of the most common ICD-10 codes listed alphabetically... click here to order! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This article is from www.aapc.com Article source: https://www.aapc.com/blog/30350-developing-icd-10-cm-superbills/ By: Susan Theuns PA-C, CPC, CHC ICD-10 implementation is quickly approaching. For practices using manual superbills/encounter forms, a contingency plan is best practice to ensure an uninterrupted revenue stream for Part B services billing beyond October 1, 2014. Close communication with vendor(s) is critical to ensure that forms will be printed and ready for use in the offices for the effective date of October 1, 2014. Selecting a reliable printer is critical. If you’ve used a printer that has provided a good product with reasonable prices and turnaround, stick with them. Here is a basic process for a single specialty form:
No one expects that every possible code will fit on a standard superbill. But, with some planning and knowledge of the most commonly diagnosed problems by specialty/provider, you can cover those codes that will be used most frequently. Knowing your clinicians and patient population is key. For example, there are many different types of diabetes that can be coded in ICD-10-CM, but the two most commonly diagnosed types are still going to be type 1 and type 2. Do not try to fit every possibility on the form. Clinicians can write in diagnoses outside of the “norm” for look-up, or use a reference guide to assign a code. The process of developing a superbill is fairly simple, but it requires time, and a lot of analysis and research. Capturing the necessary codes for billing is important to compliance professionals, coders, billers, auditors, and clinicians. Coding and billing professionals, and others in the industry, will need to be ready to meet the requirements of ICD-10 CM because they are directly tied to reimbursement. As you transition to ICD-10 CM, the goal should be to code to the highest level of specificity without getting bogged down in details that will not affect care or billing. Finding this balance may take time.
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