Billing & Coding: Importance of Accurate & Specific Diagnosis Coding

Are you facing various challenges when translating clinical language into specific diagnosis codes?

Accurate and specific diagnosis coding is crucial to ensuring proper reimbursement for acupuncturists and facilitates effective communication among healthcare professionals.

The challenge comes when translating clinical language into accurate and specific diagnosis codes.

A few things every acupuncturist should be aware of include:

Codes that describe symptoms and signs are only acceptable if that is the highest level of diagnostic certainty documented by the acupuncturist.

Only assign a code to a case if the condition has been confirmed by examination or imaging.

The first code is the most crucial since the insurance carrier’s software reads a claim from the top down and left to right.

And remember, the American Acupuncture Council Network is the expert with over 3 decades of experience dealing with a wide range of acupuncture billing issues.