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Piece together ICD-10-PCS coding for arteriovenous grafts and fistulas

Hemodialysis involves diverting blood into an external machine, where it is filtered and returned to the body. Sarah Gould, CPC, describes the vascular surgical options for hemodialysis, their various types, and how to report them in ICD-10-PCS.

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Perfect ICD-10-CM coding for Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the central nervous system. Debbie Jones, CPC, CCA, explains the symptoms, treatment, and how 2024 ICD-10-CM coding changes will affect reporting for this disease.

Assess top diagnoses with provider discrepancies in documentation

With certain medical conditions, encountering differing opinions and discrepancies in provider documentation is inevitable. Deanne Wilk, MPS, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, reviews 10 diagnoses whose documentation commonly features discrepancies.

Healthcare News: Cannabis use disorder linked with increased perioperative morbidity, study finds

A July JAMA Network study found that cannabis use disorder slightly increased patient morbidity and in-hospital mortality. The study included 12,422 hospitalizations following major elective inpatient surgeries.

Q&A: Sequencing ICD-10-CM social determinants of health codes

Q: Is there a hierarchy of social determinants of health codes? Is there an order of importance for us to sequence first, since only a certain number will fit on a Medicare claim?

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