ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

As you may have heard, earlier this month the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a series of changes aimed at easing physicians’ ...

Instruction can be found in Section II of the 2021 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for "Selection of Principal Diagnosis." Q: When two conditions are both present on admission, ...

FPM's ICD-10 coding series continues with a look at how to code immunizations, routine health exams, and common preventive screenings. You have no doubt heard about the eight-fold increase in ...

The long-awaited final rule for FY 2022 provided updates in payment rates, wage index, value-based purchasing, quality reporting and a pause to the anticipated parity adjustment. Of equal interest, we ...