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Prepare for thousands of ICD-10 code changes this year

by: Part B News staff Mar 22, 2016

Coders got their first look March 22 at the 2,670 proposed ICD-10-CM code changes that take effect Oct. 1, 2016, which were issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a text file on its website. The final code changes will be posted on the CDC’s website later this year.

NGS updates covered diagnosis codes for trigger points

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Feb 8, 2016

National Government Services has made it a bit easier to report trigger points injections. A February update to its pain management LCD adds 17 codes to the list of diagnosis codes that support medical necessity.

Straighten out your ICD qualifiers

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Feb 4, 2016

Remember your ABKs (and Fs) when you submit electronic claims for services performed on or after Oct. 1.

ICD-10-CM codes are no substitute for specific written diagnosis

by: Laura Evans, CPC Feb 3, 2016

Now that many practices use sensitive ICD-10-CM coding software that allows clinicians to use drop-down menus to assign specific diagnosis codes, some doctors are asking whether they still need to provide a descriptive diagnostic statement in the patient’s record in addition to the ICD-10 code.

ICD-10 claims-processing errors continue to hit MACs

by: Richard Scott Nov 13, 2015

Three-quarters of the country's Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) have reported at least one ICD-10 claims-processing error, including a number of common procedures and services.

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