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February 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about coding diabetes in ICD-10-CM, hypothermia coding for neonates, and more.

February 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

Since portions of the reproductive system use some of the same structures as the urinary system, including the urethra, codes for conditions involving both male and female reproductive systems appear in Chapter 14 of ICD-10-CM, Diseases of the Genitourinary System.

January 20, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about audits of E/M levels. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis. 

January 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about outpatient queries and documentation for HCCs.

January 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

In a concerted effort to move healthcare payments to a system of "quality over quantity," CMS finalized policies that greatly expanded packaging for outpatient providers in the 2015 OPPS final rule. It also introduced complexity adjustments with comprehensive APCs (C-APCs).

December 2, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about updates to the NCCI manual. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.  

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