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Published: Wed, 02/12/20

Underutilization of ICD-10-CM Z Codes for Medicare Beneficiaries It’s been two years since the American Hospital Association (AHA) shouted from the…

Published: Mon, 02/10/20

Deadly Virus is Spreading; its Impact is Escalating The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus a global public health…

Published: Fri, 02/07/20

GI Coding: Why Is Modifier 53 on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule? The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) includes special pricing for four…

Published: Wed, 02/05/20

CDC to implement ICD-10-CM code for vaping-related disorder The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will implement a new ICD-10-CM diagnosis…

Published: Mon, 02/03/20

What are Category III codes and how are they best used for billing? Current Procedural Terminology codes provide a uniform language for reporting…

Published: Fri, 01/31/20

Overlooked codes physicians should consider It’s a common complaint heard among primary care physicians: Evaluation and management (E/M) codes don’t…

Published: Wed, 01/29/20

Outpatient coding worsened in 2019, 5 insights An annual coding contest revealed that the accuracy of outpatient coding worsened in 2019, ICD-10…

Published: Mon, 01/27/20

Important Message from Medicare Not Clear The Important Message from Medicare (IMM) has changed significantly in its latest reiteration, and the IMM…

Published: Fri, 01/24/20

Be a Success in Your Coding Career Success can cost you more than you thought it would. You might have heard the phrase, “everyone wants to be…

Published: Tue, 01/14/20

The Future Of Work Now-Medical Coding With AI The coding of medical diagnosis and treatment has always been a challenging issue. Translating a…