The number of diagnosis codes has expanded from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes, with 78 percent of ICD-9 diagnosis codes mapping 1-to-1 with an ICD-10 code, either exactly or approximately.
They may be in the Big Easy, where the good times roll, but the people in charge of managing health data at hospitals across the country are focused on the hard work of realizing the most benefit they ...
More than one year after the ICD-10 go-live on Oct. 1, 2015, CMS has ended the ICD-10 claims auditing and quality reporting leniency period. Guidelines now require providers to code to reflect ...
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the FiercePracticeManagement eBook, ICD-10 Implementation for Physician Practices. Think that the conversion to the ICD-10 coding system is going to ...
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama signed legislation that delays the transition to ICD-10 coding by at least one year. In the wake of that announcement, providers, health insurers and others ...
Who hasn't heard a realtor describe the location of an apartment or house as a key factor? But, "location, location, location" could also be an ICD-10 rallying cry. There aren't any additional parts ...
The Code It Right conference held last week provided attendees tips on how to transition to the new coding system, according to The Gazette. 1. Communication amongst team members is crucial in the ...
The fiscal year 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced new codes to describe cytokine release syndrome (CRS), also known as a cytokine storm. A version of this article was first published ...
On October 1, the ICD-10 coding grace period will come to an end and physicians can no longer submit unspecified codes on certain Medicare claims. Be specific: Documentation is used for more than ...
Fifteen years after the Y2K panic, the healthcare industry is once again closely watching the calendar. Not since Jan. 1, 2000, have so many industry professionals had their eyes on a deadline as they ...
Like its predecessor ICD-9, ICD-10 has codes for family history or personal history of certain conditions. In the index, the history codes are divided into family history and personal history. The ...