This week’s Medicare updates include the 2026 MA and Part D final rule, an updated list of tests subject to exceptions from laboratory date of service policy, and more!
Selecting a level of medical decision-making (MDM) is confusing and complicated. In this article, Terry Tropin, MSHAI, RHIA, CCS-P, defines key MDM terms and describes a simplified system for selecting a level of MDM.
You may have noticed that people are feeling stressed out throughout the United States. Each individual deals with stress in their own way. Most often, ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes reported for these patients may be a bit vague, especially when you are coding for a primary care physician.
This week’s Medicare updates include the April 2025 OPPS Addendum A and B files, revisions to the modifier -JW and -JZ policy HCPCS code list, and more!
