Underutilization of ICD-10-CM Z Codes for Medicare Beneficiaries

CMS report is based on 2016-2017 data. It’s been two years since the American Hospital Association (AHA) shouted from the rooftops that documentation by any interprofessional team would be accepted…

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Ask The Payment Expert: Why is ICD-10 a hot topic?

Why is ICD-10 a hot topic again? ICD-10 coding should be high-priority on everyone’s list this year as we await the rollout of the Patient-Driven Payment Model. I do not…

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Four ICD-10 Coding Mistakes To Avoid

Now that ICD-10 is almost six months old, coders are figuring out which mistakes are the most common. ICD-10 codes are very specific and large in numbers compared to ICD-9.…

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