News & Analysis

August 3, 2022
Medicare Insider

This week's Medicare updates include the FY 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System final rule, the FY 2023 Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule, the FY 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update final rule, and more!

August 1, 2022
Briefings on APCs

Because of the prevalence of eating disorders, coders should become familiar with their types, symptoms, codes, and relevant guidelines. They appear in ICD-10-CM under category F50 (eating disorders), but codes for individual symptoms appear throughout the manual.

August 1, 2022
Briefings on APCs

The 3-day payment rule is known to coders by various names such as the 72-hour rule, the 3-day payment window, or MS-DRG window policy. Kimberly Lee M.Ed., RHIA, CCS-P, describes how to navigate the rule’s nuances for billing purposes.

August 1, 2022
Briefings on APCs

A broken nose is a break in the bone or cartilage over the bridge of the nose or over the septum—the structure that separates the nostrils. Debbie Jones, CPC, CCA, explains how to select the most specific CPT codes for nasal fracture and dislocation treatments.

July 27, 2022
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the renewal of the COVID-19 PHE for another 90 days, three new items added to the OIG Work Plan, billing information for the COVID-19 Novavax vaccine, and more!

July 20, 2022
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the 2023 OPPS Proposed Rule, a report to Congress on a potential unified payment system for post-acute care, a reminder about required services under EMTALA, and more!

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