The Importance of V and E Codes in Home Health

Did V codes and E Codes always left you puzzled?

Home Health provides subsequent care and because of that, V codes are common primary diagnoses. Many V codes represent aftercare, status, attention to, or the history of a patient’s condition but only certain V codes are eligible to have the numerical case mix code listed in M1024 for payment. Understanding the guidelines that govern V codes is an important tool for home health coders. In addition, E codes are required when a patient has had an adverse event to a drug or chemical, however, E codes can help avert trauma wound down codes and denials and should be used for best practices.

Join expert, Trish Twombly,BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, COS-C, CHCE where she explains the importance of V and E codes in a Power point presentation with many interactive scenarios explaining the ICD-9 official coding guidelines as it relates to accurately coding V and E codes.

Also:

-    Discuss aftercare V codes
-    Compare and contrast attention and status V codes
-    Define eligible V codes for case mix value.
-    Explain importance of M1024 in relation to V codes
-    Discuss purpose of E codes

     
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Who should attend? Home health clinicians, administrators, owners and HCS-D coding specialists

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