ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

The agency also updated the 2021 ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting to include two new guidelines. CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set, which ...

CMS and the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released changes to the ICD-10-CM guidelines for fiscal year 2019. 1. The new guidelines apply to all hospital inpatient and outpatient coding ...

The October 1 deadline is really just the beginning. As ICD-10 coding gets underway in earnest next month, there will be plenty of questions that need answering for providers nationwide. AHIMA wants ...

No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...

CMS recently released ICD-10 clarifications to dispel confusion about external causes of morbidity codes, which will replace ICD-9-CM E-codes, according to an AAPC report. These codes can be found in ...

CMS has updated its guidance on ICD-10 claims auditing and quality reporting for Part B physician fee schedule claims, noting this past year’s leniency period will expire Oct. 1, according to the ...

Editor's Note: Since the publication of this article, the CDC has reversed its previous guidance and provided a dedicated ICD-10 code for COVID-19. Click here for details. Given the continuing spread ...

On October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use a new, significantly broader, coding system, called ...

The long-awaited final rule for FY 2022 provided updates in payment rates, wage index, value-based purchasing, quality reporting and a pause to the anticipated parity adjustment. Of equal interest, we ...