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International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification. ICD-10-CM is a clinical modification of the World Health Organization’s ICD-10 for medical coding and reporting in the U.S. ICD-10-CM includes the level of detail needed for morbidity classification and diagnostic specificity. It also provides code titles and language that complement accepted clinical practice. In 2013, the U.S. will adopt ICD-10 as an updated, expanded follow-up to ICD-9-CM, the previous standard. ICD-10-CM consists of more than 68,000 codes, compared to approximately 13,000 ICD-9-CM codes. ICD-10-CM codes have the potential to reveal more about quality of care, so that data can be used in a more meaningful way to better understand complications, better design clinically robust algorithms, and better track the outcomes of care. ICD-10-CM incorporates greater specificity and clinical detail to provide information for clinical decision-making and outcomes research.

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Preventive healthcare: Colorectal screenings

March 1, 2020 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA

At this point in my life, many individuals I know have been touched by cancer in one way or another. Since March is colorectal cancer month, this seemed like an […]

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Interoperability planning for COVID-19 surveillance

Feb. 12, 2020 / By Pam Banning

Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province, is under siege. Hundreds of thousands of people are being screened for fever and observable signs of illness at travel junctures. Nearby […]

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Getting ready for fall? Or did you take a fall?

Oct. 4, 2019 / By Cecilia Charles, RHIA

The summer months have passed us by and autumn is here which means flu and cold season is upon us. But wait, we are just beginning to heal from the […]

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HCCs: The importance of coders

July 26, 2019 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA

After attending an AAPC presentation last year, I published a blog about HCC coding. Since then, I have continued to dive into the world of HCCs. To follow up on […]

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The role of diagnostic exams in population health and HCC reporting

May 22, 2019 / By Michael Malohifo’ou, RN, MBA, PhD

Diagnostic exams are an important way for hospitals and health systems to capture more complete, longitudinal patient information. Complete coding of diagnostic exams supports population health management and HCC reporting. […]

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CMS: What you need to know about new modifiers X1, X2, X3, X4, X5

May 20, 2019 / By Barbara Aubry, RN

Oh great—more new modifiers! If you’re like me, I read my CMS updates and focus on what needs to be managed based on regulatory deadlines. Back in 2016, I read […]

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Parkinson’s Disease vs. Parkinsonism: Understanding the difference is essential for ICD-10 code assignment

March 25, 2019 / By Pamela Ewing, CPC

What is Parkinson’s disease? It is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects predominately dopamine-producing (“dopaminergic”) neurons in a specific area of the brain called the substantia nigra. The substantia nigra cells […]

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Coding for abdominal pain should not give you a stomach ache

Nov. 9, 2018 / By Kelly Long, BS, CPC, CPCO, CAPM

I have encountered many physician practices and facilities in my role as coding analyst that are often stumped on the actual language needed to support specific ICD-10 codes for abdominal […]

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Lesser ICD-10 impact this year, but maybe not so for LCDs

Nov. 20, 2017 / By Divya Verma, RHIA

When 2018 ICD-10 codes were implemented this October 1, I hoped that ICD-10 related Local Coverage Determination (LCD) updates would be fewer as compared to last year’s updates. Due to […]

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ICD-10: What’ll it be, lumping or splitting? Part 2

Oct. 20, 2017 / By Rhonda Butler

In my last blog, I talked about the trade-offs between lumping and splitting as they apply to the annual update of the ICD-10-CM/PCS classification systems. This time I am going […]

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ICD-10: What’ll it be, lumping or splitting?

Sept. 20, 2017 / By Rhonda Butler

You may have heard the terms lumping and splitting applied to medical records coding, or maybe to the analysis of coded data. Whether we’re producing coded data or analyzing it, […]

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ICD-10 coding challenge: The root operation Control

July 28, 2016 / By Sue Belley, RHIA

CHALLENGE QUESTION A 72-year-old male presented to the Same Day Surgery unit of a local hospital for an aortogram with bilateral lower extremity run-off to investigate the feasibility of an […]