In the 2019 ICD-10-CM release, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a total of 473 code changes,
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the updated ICD-10-CM codes for 2019 – which will be
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Think fast: How quickly can you memorize more than 100 changes? You’d better have an idea, as that’s what you’ll
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As you well know, diagnostic radiology requires precision when it comes to coding – so much so that you probably
...Continue readingDigest These 16 New ICD-10 Codes for Gastroenterology in FY 2019
As an experienced coder, you’ve probably been keeping up with all the news about the ICD-10-CM codes effective Oct. 1,
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Have you ever stopped to wonder about “other” Cardiology codes, such as E78.4 for “other” hyperlipidemia? While these catch-all codes
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Anesthesia Modifiers: Fix This Top Billing Error—Easily
Anesthesia modifiers: They’re an integral part of anesthesia coding and billing, but are you using them properly? It’s no easy
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Factitious disorder: You may have heard this term under another name (Munchausen syndrome), and it’s one you’ll definitely need to
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Why are modifiers 25 and 59 causing so many billing and compliance problems lately? Payers are claiming that providers are
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While all medical specialties run the risk of being audited, podiatry ranks especially high for audit risk. That puts you
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