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ICD-10 is coming in less than four months and we want to help you prepare your inpatient coders, outpatient coders, and clinical documentation improvement staff. Our ICD-10 Lunch & Learn Webcast...
View ArticleQ&A: Coding sprains and strains in ICD-10-CM
Q: In ICD-9-CM, sprains and strains fall under the same codes. Will that also be the case in ICD-10-CM or are we going to report these injuries separately? A: Sprains are injuries to ligaments. They...
View ArticleHealthcare News: ICD-10-PCS adds new codes for 2016
Coders will find 50 new codes in ICD-10-PCS for 2016, according to the summary of changes posted by CMS. CMS also introduced a new section for ICD-10-PCS, X (new technology). In addition, guidelines...
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Coders and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists may not always agree with the advice provided by the American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic, but the publication can serve as a...
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ICD-10-CM will still allow coders to report unspecified codes. However, coders will not have that option in ICD-10-PCS. Every character has to have a value. "You don't have the option of putting a Z...
View ArticleCoding Clinic defines ICD-10-CM seventh character, continues ICD-10-PCS focus
by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS We’re less than four months away from the implementation of ICD-10 CM/PCS, and the AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS is rolling right along with advice for the new code...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10: So long urosepsisRun, it’s a bullCMS affirms yearlong ICD-10 transition in accord with AMA
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features ICD-9-CM Volume 3 coders for digestive system operations. (View)
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View ArticleQ&A: Does ’in the setting of’ equal ’due to’?
Q: Can “in the setting of”' be interpreted as “due to” in ICD-10-CM? For example, the physician documented that the patient has a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the setting of a urinary catheter.A:...
View ArticleHealthcare News: CMS proposed comprehensive care for joint replacement
CMS announced a new incentive program designed to reduce complications from joint replacement surgery. The new proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement will require bundling of reimbursement...
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