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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio In this issue, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDE ...

On October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use a new, significantly broader, coding system, called ...

A troubling trend among insurance companies is threatening orthopedic ASCs across the country: narrowing payable diagnosis codes for osteoarthritis of the knee. Surgeons need to prove patients have a ...

Medical utilization profiles of commercially insured members with opioid-related disorders differ depending on the code used to document the initial diagnosis in administrative claims. Results: A ...

Objectives: To compare versions 8 and 10 of the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (OSICS) to determine whether the revised version of OSICS has improved its use in a sports medicine setting, ...

As ICD-10 approaches, healthcare providers are worried that lapses in coder productivity could cost them money, according to an Advisory Board Company report published Tuesday. Providers refer to a 50 ...

A new Medicare hospice manual update includes instructions for which principal diagnosis codes are acceptable, and clarifies which codes should be used for services in a skilled versus non-skilled ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Correct coding of a corpectomy requires knowledge of several factors, including the diagnosis, amount of the ...

Starting Oct. 1, 2025, a new diagnosis code was added to the detailed list of codes used by health care providers: the remission of type 2 diabetes.