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.
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!
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.
