Nearly 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting data on social determinants of health (SDoH), or non-clinical factors that affect health, including family and home life, education, employment, and food insecurity, according to a new AHIMA survey.
Clinical documentation and ICD-10-CM coding terminology for neonatal conditions do not always match. Review documentation requirements and ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for reporting common neonatal diagnoses, as well as advice for querying pediatric healthcare providers.
Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are the fifth-leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Review ICD-10-CM coding for CVA and ICD-10-PCS coding for surgical interventions used to open blocked arteries. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic disorders that cause myopathy of the proximal shoulder and hip girdle muscles. This article reviews the disease, 2023 ICD-10-CM code updates, and relevant coding guidance. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
E/M coding guidelines for emergency department services (CPT codes 99281-99285) were recently updated for the first time in decades. Hamilton Lempert, MD, FACEP, CEDC, reviews these changes, along with coding requirements for many other E/M services.
The American Medical Association introduced E/M updates for 2023 and there are more E/M changes scheduled for 2024, according to the CPT Editorial Summary of Panel Actions. Julia Kyles, CPC, explains several 2023 and 2024 code revisions and additions that coders would benefit from making note of in their CPT manuals.
CMS recently published its fourth quarter 2022 HCPCS Application Summaries and Coding Recommendations. The new codes will be used to report injections and skin substitutes and are scheduled to take effect April 1.
The HCPCS first quarter 2023 update, released in December, introduced several new codes and modifiers for medical products and procedural services. Most of the changes took effect January 1.
