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Over 1K Diagnosis Codes Finalized for October 1The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released 1,176 new ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for implementation on October 1.
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CMS Proposes More Than 1K New Diagnosis CodesCMS suggests 1,495 total changes to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code set in the FY 2023 IPPS proposed rule.
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CMS Proposes a Hospital Payment Increase of $1.6B for FY 2023CMS is proposing a 3.2% payment rate update for hospitals as well as a new, publicly-reported hospital designation for maternity...
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New COVID-19-Related Diagnosis and Procedure Codes Available for Immediate UseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and CMS released new ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes for...
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Q&A: CPT Coding for Excisional Wound Debridement with VACGloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, former vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. shares which CPT codes...
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Q&A: ICD-10-CM Coding for Acute and Chronic Knee InjuriesCodes for acute musculoskeletal injuries are located in Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM.
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Q&A: Reporting Perianal Abscess I&D in ICD-10-PCSThe ICD-10-PCS guidelines do state that if the documentation cites a specific body part, then that body part should be...
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OIG: BCBS of Michigan Overpaid the Federal Government $14.5M for Certain High-Risk DiagnosesThe Office of Inspector General audit found that most of the selected ICD-10-CM codes that BCBSM submitted to CMS for...
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Q&A: Determining Principal Diagnosis SelectionInstruction can be found in Section II of the 2021 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for "Selection of...
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CMS Reminder: HCPCS Add-on Code G2211 is a Bundled ServiceThe application of this code will not result in additional payment for a billed E/M visit service.
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Q&A: Simplify Coding for Spinal DecompressionLynn Anderanin CPC, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, COSC, senior director of coding education at Healthcare Information Services, shares common decompressive procedures...
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Q&A: Reporting CSF in ICD-10-CMPreviously, there was a single nonspecific CSF leak ICD-10-CM code, but through a code update implemented in January, there are...