News & Analysis

February 17, 2021
Medicare Web

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and other hospital groups are appealing two long-running court cases to the Supreme Court.

February 15, 2021
Medicare Web

Q: Can we use U07.1 (COVID-19 virus, identified) for suspected COVID-19 cases?

February 10, 2021
Medicare Web

CMS on January 27 updated coding and billing instructions to hospitals for new COVID-19 treatments add-on payment (NCTAP).

February 10, 2021
HIM Briefings

Brush up on recent changes to ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines. Some of the major changes include new coding guidelines for COVID-19 and new codes for tick-borne illnesses.

February 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

The 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced 43 new codes to Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism. Review new codes for sickle-cell diseases, hemolytic anemias, and cytokine release syndrome.

February 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

Review coronary anatomy and CPT coding for aortic and iliac repairs, as well as selective procedures used to treat vascular occlusions in the lower extremities.

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