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 ...

CMS, which has been mostly silent following the passage of the ICD-10 delay earlier this month, has posted a notice on its website indicating official guidance is forthcoming, though does not offer a ...

Representatives from healthcare associations, providers, health plans and other stakeholders created a new resource for transitioning to ICD-10 called “The ICD-10 PlayBook,” according to a news ...

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 ...

Earley Law Group reports how ICD-10 codes are used to classify slip-and-fall injuries for treatment, insurance, and liability ...

The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing guidance for when and where organizations should begin to prepare for ICD-10. The article, titled “ICD-10: Where do I ...

I120 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease I129 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or ...

On October 1, 2014, a new version of diagnosis coding -- the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) [1]-- goes into effect. A significant change for ...

It's not particularly helpful, but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally addressed the impending ICD-10 delay. On its website, CMS indicated it is "examining" the implications ...

G400 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset G4000 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic ...