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Cozy up with the 2023 ICD-10-CM coding guidelines

The 2023 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting include new reporting guidance for neoplasms, care complications, social determinants of health, and more. Review significant updates to the guidelines, which took effect October 1.

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Perfect 2023 ICD-10-PCS coding for hepatic thermal ablation

While laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is not new, the expansion of its use for diagnoses beyond brain tumors can help a new patient population. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, HCISPP, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, describes how LITT is documented and reported in ICD-10-PCS.

Answering the question ‘What is CDI?’

Healthcare professionals often struggle to define the role of CDI in their organization. Marlene Goodwin-Esola, MSN, RN-C, CV, clarifies the role of CDI specialists and professionals in related disciplines who contribute to documentation improvement efforts.

Healthcare News: Discharge delays have increased by 19%, AHA says

The average patient length of stay in hospitals has increased by 19.2% in 2022 compared to 2019 levels, the American Hospital Association said, citing data from Strata Decision Technology. For patients awaiting discharge to post-acute care settings, the increase is nearly 24%.

Q&A: Sequencing ICD-10-CM codes for sepsis with history of CAUTI

Q: How would you sequence ICD-10-CM codes for sepsis with a history of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in ICD-10-CM?

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SelectCoder Tip of the Week

Conditions classifiable to ICD-10-CM category L76 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue) are intraoperative and postprocedural complications. These conditions should only be assigned when diagnostic statements clearly indicate that the condition is a complication of a procedure.

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