Sarah Nehring, CCS, CCDS, RHIT, writes that although noted in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index, cardiorenal syndrome is not always hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease, which is why clinical knowledge for this condition is very important for proper ICD-10-CM reporting. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
According to The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) recent Work Plan update, it will be reviewing payments for COVID-19 discharges that grouped to the newly weighted COVID-19 MS-DRGs.
In a recent National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) update, CMS rolled back many of the procedural edits that it temporarily extended in light of the novel coronavirus public health emergency. Read up on the changes, including 291,274 procedure-to-procedure edits, which took effect October 1.
The American Medical Association (AMA) released two new CPT codes October 7 for reporting antigen tests that detect the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and influenza.
Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, CHRI , reviews what providers need to know about the latest payment model from CMS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
