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 ...

Hude Quan, Vijaya Sundararajan, Patricia Halfon, Andrew Fong, Bernard Burnand, Jean-Christophe Luthi, L. Duncan Saunders, Cynthia A. Beck, Thomas E. Feasby, William A ...

ICD-10 is just months away. Here's a brief review of the changes to coding in ophthalmology.

Background: The October 1, 2015 US health care diagnosis and procedure codes update, from the 9th to 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), abruptly changed the structure, ...

There are some important elements to be aware of when coding for hypertension, heart disease, and kidney disease in ICD-10.

The fiscal year 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced new codes to describe cytokine release syndrome (CRS), also known as a cytokine storm.

How, you ask? Well, the FY 2023 ICD-10 updates are now in effect. Therapists and the interdisciplinary team should take note of the added specificity we have long awaited to coding for dementia.

Even if October 1, 2014, still seems a long way off, the time to prepare your practice to transition to ICD-10 coding is now--especially when it comes to training, which will entail significant ...