NRNP 6675 Week 2 Assignment 1 DSM-5-TR Diagnosis Criteria
Week 2 Assignments
This week you are going to learn about billing and coding. Billing and coding, Assessment and management, are very important to your role as an advanced practice provider. It is how you or your employer get reimbursed for the work you do. There will be codes that you use all of the time, but pay attention to the uncommon codes that can help you get paid for the complexity of care you provide. Time spent reviewing records from other providers, performing brief diagnostic testing (i.e., PHQ9), or working with an agitated patient are all things you can bill for if you have documented appropriately. Start looking at apps for ICD codes if you don’t have one already. It is how you or your employer get reimbursed for the work you complete. There will be codes that you use all of the time, but pay attention to the uncommon codes that can help you get paid for the complexity of treatment you give. Time spent reading records from other providers, completing brief diagnostic testing (i.e., PHQ9), or working with an upset patient are all things you can bill for if you have documented adequately. Start looking at apps for ICD codes if you don’t have one currently.
For your first assignment this week, you will have a scenario for which you will assign a DSM and ICD code and then write a brief paper discussing related documentation issues. Your second assignment is developing a study plan to help you on your way to certification. Both assignments are due by day 7.
Week Two Objectives:
Apply DSM-5-TR diagnosis criteria and ICD-10 codes to patient service documentation
Analyze the relationships among documentation, coding, and billing in advanced practice nursing
Evaluate mastery of nurse practitioner knowledge in preparation for the nurse practitioner national certification examination
Create a study plan for the nurse practitioner national certification examination
As always, look at the rubric and give yourself plenty of time to do quality work.
Week 2: Coding/Billing and Study Plan
Reimbursement and the appropriate coding to support it are of paramount importance to the business side of the medical field. When a service is provided, a code is used to extract billable information from the medical documentation, which results in insurance reimbursements to the provider. Reimbursement rates and medical coding can be almost as complicated as treating some mental illnesses, and you will need to understand how to accurately code services for documentation, billing, and reimbursement.
This week, you analyze the relationships among documentation, coding, and billing in advanced practice nursing as you practice applying diagnostic criteria and service codes to a case study. You will also evaluate the progress you made on the study plan that you created in NRNP 6665 and develop additional goals to help you prepare for your nurse practitioner national certification exam.
Learning Objectives for NRNP 6675 Week 2 Assignment 1 DSM-5-TR Diagnosis Criteria
Students will:
Apply DSM-5-TR diagnosis criteria and ICD-10 codes to patient service documentation
Analyze the relationships among documentation, coding, and billing in advanced practice nursing
Evaluate mastery of nurse practitioner knowledge in preparation for the nurse practitioner national certification examination
Create a study plan for the nurse practitioner national certification examination
Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
American Psychiatric Association. (2020). Updates to DSM–5 criteria, text and ICD-10 codes. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/updates-to-dsm-5
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Insurance implications of DSM-5. https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Practice/DSM/APA_DSM_Insurance-Implications-of-DSM-5.pdf
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American Psychiatric Association. (2020). Coding and reimbursement. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/practice-management/coding-reimbursement-medicare-and-medicaid/coding-and-reimbursement
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Numerical listing of DSM-5 diagnoses and codes (ICD-10-CM). In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.ICD10Num_list
Buppert, C. (2021). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 9, “Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services”
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2020). Your billing responsibilities. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coordination-of-Benefits-and-Recovery/ProviderServices/Your-Billing-Responsibilities
Stewart, J. G., & DeNisco, S. M. (2019). Role development for the nurse practitioner (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 15, “Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services”
Walden University Academic Skills Center. (2017). Developing SMART goals. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=51901492
Zakhari, R. (2021). The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer Publishing Company.
Chapter 4 “Neuroanatomy, Physiology, and Mental Illness”
Document: E/M Patient Case Study
Reminder: Keep Your Library of Advanced Practice Nursing Texts at Your Fingertips
Several textbooks are assigned in multiple courses in your program. That is, you will see reading assignments from the books assigned in the Learning Resources of more than one course. You should, however, keep all prior textbooks, not just the ones explicitly assigned, readily accessible. The expectation is that you will independently consult these prior textbooks to synthesize information needed to complete your final courses. This is your time to “put it all together” to more fully embrace the advanced practice nursing role. Part of the responsibility of advanced practice is developing information literacy skills to know where to locate needed information for your clinical practice.
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Assignment 1: Assessment and Management (E/M)
Insurance coding and billing is complex, but it boils down to how to accurately apply a code, or CPT (current procedural terminology), to the service that you provided. The payer then reimburses the service at a certain rate. As a provider, you will have to understand what codes to use and what documentation is necessary to support coding.
For this Assignment, you will review Assessment and management (E/M) documentation for a patient and perform a crosswalk of codes from DSM-5-TR to ICD-10.
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To Prepare
Review this week’s Learning Resources on coding, billing, reimbursement.
Review the E/M patient case scenario provided.
The Assignment
Assign DSM-5-TR and ICD-10 codes to services based upon the patient case scenario.
Then, in 1–2 pages address the following. You may add your narrative answers to these questions to the bottom of the case scenario document and submit altogether as one document.
Explain what pertinent information, generally, is required in documentation to support DSM-5-TR and ICD-10 coding.
Explain what pertinent documentation is missing from the case scenario, and what other information would be helpful to narrow your coding and billing options.
Finally, explain how to improve documentation to support coding and billing for maximum reimbursement.
Medical Coding and Billing Sample Paper
Medical coding is a multibillion-dollar industry that falls under information technology-enabled services. According to Liebovitz and Fahrenbach (2018), medical coding is the translation of medical terms for diagnoses and procedures into code numbers for standardized code sets. Medical coding’s goals are to (1) prepare a standardized bill for services provided to the patient and (2) determine the amount to be paid to the provider (Liebovitz & Fahrenbach, 2018). As a result, appropriate and accurate medical coding is required to facilitate reimbursement and payment services. The ICD 10 and DSM V codes have been used in this paper in reference to a case scenario described below. A discussion of the relevant information required to support ICD 10 and DSM V coding is also included.
Application of DSM V and ICD 10 Codes in the Patient Case Scenario Described
As described in the previous assignment, the client is a 25-year-old female Caucasian who presents to the emergency department with chief allegations of anxiety and inability to focus for the past year. Furthermore, she has had a known diagnosis of hypertension for the past year, which she manages through lifestyle changes such as the DASH diet, physical activity, and the limitation of risk behaviors such as alcohol consumption. Her parents are both still alive, and there is no family history of mental illness. Upon assessment, she is diagnosed with Bipolar 1 (manic phase) with a differential diagnosis of a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and her axis III diagnosis of hypertension is maintained. She is discharged home on Quetiapine, Lamotrigine, and Lorazepam and asked to return to the clinic for follow-up after a month.
The ICD 10 codes for the diagnoses above are as follows: bipolar disorder, current episode manic without psychotic features F31.1; generalized anxiety disorder F41.1; essential (primary) hypertension I10 (Chakrabarti, 2018). The DSM V codes for the psychiatric diagnoses are as stated hereafter bipolar 1 disorder, current or most recent manic episode, mild 296.41 (F31.110); generalized anxiety disorder 300.02 (F41.1) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). During billing, the ICD 10 codes stated above will be used for payment of the services the client received and also for payment of the care provider.
Pertinent Information Required in Documentation to Support DSM V and ICD 10 Coding
Complete DSM V and ICD 10 coding have prerequisites. The prerequisites for ICD 10 coding include complete and legitimate documentation of patient data, including the history and a comprehensive physical examination and the details of the care provider, patient type, place, and payer (Chakrabarti 2018). Furthermore, the diagnosis and procedures must be documented. Following that, the accurate and complete code is assigned, and the codes must be consistent with the HIPAA codes and must be current. The codes are then checked to see if they comply with the regulations and policies for correct coding established by the federal and state governments and the Joint Commission (Ellis et al., 2020). To assign DSM V codes, similarly, complete and legitimate documentation involving the patient’s biodata, the method of admission, a corroborative history and physical examination, the mental state exam, and the details of the services and procedures performed, provider and the payer is required.
Pertinent Information Missing from the Case Scenario Described
The previous case described the patient’s biodata and the main complaint, as well as the diagnosis and potential differential diagnoses. Despite their importance in billing, the details of the care provider, the payer for the services provided, the location where the care took place, and the patient type were not provided. The information which was left is vital for complete coding and billing processes. Furthermore, any procedures performed would have been included for more effective billing. The patient’s diagnosis was stated as bipolar 1, manic phase; it was not stated whether the mania was mild, moderate, or severe; this would be important in narrowing the billing and coding options.
How to Improve Documentation to Support Coding and Billing for Maximum Reimbursement
Complete documentation is required for accurate coding and billing. Care providers must ensure that the biodata, history, physical examination, and details of the care provider and payer for the services provided are thoroughly documented. Computerized documentation is a better solution for eliminating omissions in the documentation of necessary information. An electronic health record will provide the complete documentation required for billing, which will also correct spelling errors or errors caused by the care provider’s poor penmanship (Bajowala et al., 2020). The implementation of electronic health records has transformed how healthcare documentation and billing of healthcare services are done.
Conclusion
Medical coding is critical in healthcare because it determines payment for services as well as provider reimbursement. If everything is done correctly, the hospital and its employees will thrive. However, if not done correctly, the hospital suffers significant losses. Although traditional paperwork documentation is still used in healthcare, it is gradually being phased out. Electronic health records are used in modern healthcare to help with documentation and, as a result, improve coding and billing for healthcare services.
References
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Poltekkes-Kaltim.Ac.Id. http://repository.poltekkes-kaltim.ac.id/657/1/Diagnostic%20and%20statistical%20manual%20of%20mental%20disorders%20_%20DSM-5%20(%20PDFDrive.com%20).pdf
Bajowala, S. S., Milosch, J., & Bansal, C. (2020). Telemedicine pays Billing and coding update. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 20(10), 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-020-00956-y
Chakrabarti, S. (2018). Mood disorders in the international classification of Diseases-11: Similarities and differences with the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental Disorders 5 and the international classification of Diseases-10. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 34(5), 17. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_19_18
Ellis, R. P., Hsu, H. E., Song, C., Kuo, T.-C., Martins, B., Siracuse, J. J., Liu, Y., & Ash, A. S. (2020). Diagnostic category prevalence in 3 classification systems across the transition to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. JAMA Network Open, 3(4), e202280. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2280
Liebovitz, D. M., & Fahrenbach, J. (2018). COUNTERPOINT: Is ICD-10 diagnosis coding important in the era of big data? No. Chest, 153(5), 1095–1098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2018.01.034
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