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By Revenue Cycle Advisor CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set, which includes 544 new codes for Fragmentations of the veins and arteries, Drainages of the pelvic cavity, and Imaging of various organs. It also released the FY 2021 ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The new ICD-10-PCS code set take effect…
Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review The Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule released May 11 calls for 47 diagnosis codes to be revised for 2021. Here are the 47 diagnoses CMS wants to revise codes for: View a full list of the revised diagnosis codes in Table 6E. If approved, changes would take effect Oct. 1. D57.411,…
By Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC for ACDIS CDI Blog As of late April 2020 (roughly five months since the outbreak of the pandemic), there have been nearly a million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 55,000 deaths, resulting in a fatality rate of approximately 5.6%. Current studies, however, suggest that the…
The American Hospital Association’ Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS and American Health Information Management Association answer commonly asked questions about ICD-10-CM coding for COVID-19. Click the link to see their answers:
From AdvancedMD If the long gray days of winter have you hankering for sunny skies and warmer temps, we have good news: The Vernal Equinox is only days away! This year the Vernal Equinox, also called the “Spring Equinox”, falls on March 20 and marks the official beginning of Spring. The change of seasons has…
How to use ICD-10-CM, new lab testing codes for COVID-19 from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance The introduction of 2019-nCoV Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV (COVID-19) in the United States has produced an influx of patients into the health care system. While knowing how to diagnose and treat these patients is vital, being able to appropriately…
By Dava Stewart for For the Record An HIM professional’s research led to interesting findings and more questions. For Lee Wise, MS, RHIA, CHCO, identifying data patterns holds a special spot in her heart. “It isn’t just with numbers and facts, but with all facets of my life—right down to my children,” she says. “Do…
CONCORD, Ohio, March 3, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Dolbey is a leading provider of medical coding and billing software that drives greater accuracy and higher productivity in medical coding by using artificial intelligence and machine learning. KLAS Research announced that Dolbey was awarded the 2020 Category Leader designation for Computer-Assisted Coding for the fourth year in…
Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review As the U.S. responds to a growing threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus, CMS and other organizations are clarifying how to code for testing and treatment of the disease. Six things to know: CMS created a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code for providers and labs testing patients…
By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will add a new diagnosis code for vaping-related illnesses to ICD-10 on April 1, reports AHA News. CMS updated its software for inpatient prospective payment system claims to accommodate the new code, U07.0. The CDC is rolling out the new diagnosis…