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Review the changes to ensure quality reporting of ICD-10-CM codes. The National Center for Health Statistics posted, July 5, the fiscal year (FY) 2024 update to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (diagnosis coding guidelines). Medical coders and auditors should review these guidelines at least annually to ensure quality reporting of patient conditions […]
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This overview is the perfect primer for learning what’s changing in the ICD-10-CM code set. The ICD-10-CM code set update for fiscal year (FY) 2024 adds 395 new codes, deletes 25 existing codes, and revises 22 codes (nine of which are to the short title only). There are also 131 new headers and four revised […]
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Did you know that tetanus vaccines are only covered under Medicare Part B when given for treatment? Preventative tetanus vaccinations are non-covered. I found this hard to believe, so I looked it up. Sure enough, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Internet-Only Manuals Pub. 100-02, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.4.2 states, “Vaccinations or inoculations are […]
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Exactly 1,468 new diagnosis codes will be added to the ICD-10-CM code set for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Moreover, 251 codes will be deleted, 35 code descriptors will be revised, and 36 codes will be converted to parent codes. The changes go into effect Oct. 1. Review the Latest Files The diagnosis code files and […]
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Other claims system glitches fixed, with one still waiting. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to issue new rules to accommodate no-pay Request for Anticipated Payments (RAPs) and Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). Principal Diagnosis CMS has reissued Change Request (CR) 11855 and added a few new instructions about requests for anticipated payments. […]
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A new ICD-10-CM code for reporting vaping-related disorders has been created. This new code and updated guidance supersedes previous vaping coding guidance released in October 2019. ICD-10-CM code U07.0 Vaping-related disorder is effective April 1, 2020. Illnesses Related to Vaping Continue As of Dec. 27, 2019, there are been 2,561 reported cases of e-cigarette, or […]
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It’s important to code with specificity the use of e-cigarette products. Too bad the ICD-10-CM code set falls short in this category. Six people have died from severe respiratory illness associated with use of vaping products in Illinois, Oregon, Indiana, Minnesota, California, and most recently, Kansas — all in the past few weeks. And there […]
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This is an 11-year old boy with elevated hemoglobin A1c and pre-diabetes.
Question? Provider coded both R73.09 and R73.03 is it correct?
Please advise.
Thank you,
IM
I’m looking for ICD-10 codes to support HLA DRB testing.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Heather