The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released 21 new ICD-10-PCS codes that apply to the vaccination or treatment of COVID-19. These codes are effective January 1, 2021.
New ICD-10 Codes, MS-DRG Assignments for COVID-19 Coming Jan. 1
Come January 1, 2021, CMS will implement 21 new ICD-10 procedure codes for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics for the novel coronavirus, including baricitinib and monoclonal antibody treatments.
New Changes to the Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Diabetic Medications
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effect...
Health Information Manager: Five Essential Skills To Possess
Health Information Manager: Five Essential Skills To Possess : The record-keeping of patients is transitioning from traditional handwritten ways to digital formats. Health care providers are using the latest technologies to manage a ...
Specific ICD-10 Codes for Dravet Ultimately Could Improve Patient Outcomes
Dravet syndrome now has its own global health statistics codes — known as “ICD-10” codes — that potentially could result in improved patient outcomes and enhanced clinical and scientific knowledge of the genetic disorder.
CMS Details Medicare Payment for New COVID-19 Antibody Drug
Unemployed, uninsured, unbelievable! The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that 12.6 million Americans are on unemployment rosters around the country; 32.5 percent of the adult...
