Cancer in remission: New ICD-10-CM codes for 2025

January 1, 2025
Briefings on APCs

Patients diagnosed with a malignant neoplasm, commonly known as cancer, are now living longer due to better treatments. In 2025, there are 47 new ICD-10-CM codes to be used to report lymphoma in remission. This article broadly reviews those new codes.

Documenting E/M services based on time

January 8, 2025
Briefings on APCs

Physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals have the flexibility to select an evaluation and management level based on either the complexity of medical decision-making or the total time spent on the date of the encounter. This article covers documenting E/M services based on time.   

This month’s coding Q&A

January 15, 2025
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about coding autologous skin cell transplants, prescription drug management, and limited and extensive debridement.

Coding prolonged services with E/M visits

January 22, 2025
Briefings on APCs

Prolonged service codes give practices the opportunity to earn additional revenue when the treating clinician spends extra time on a patient’s care. Evaluation and management (E/M) office visit codes include prolonged service code for exclusive use with office E/M services. Learn some quick facts about prolonged service codes and E/M visits.