Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, RHIA, lead medical coding specialist at the Washington State Health Care Authority has the answer. Q: We have an elderly patient admitted to our hospital ...
Each year, ICD-10-CM is updated on Oct. 1. For 2026, there are 74,179 total codes, 487 additions, 28 deletions, and 38 ...
Seizures do not get classified as epilepsy unless the seizures are recurrent. A version of this article was first published January 22, 2021, by HCPro's Revenue Cycle Advisor, a sibling publication to ...
ICD-10, an international disease coding system, is mandated for adoption in the U.S. by Oct. 1, 2014, and will require health care organizations to switch from the soon-to-be outdated ICD-9. Srividya ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially released the FY 2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Files and ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code Files, marking a significant milestone for sepsis ...