CMS recently released the FY 2022 IPPS final rule, which delayed plans to make major changes to CC/MCC designations.
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FY 2022 ICD-10-CM/PCS updates: Five changes you need to know

In part one of this two-part series, Audrey Howard, RHIA, covers fiscal year (FY) 2022 updates to ICD-10-CM reporting for non-ischemic myocardial injury and traumatic brain compression and herniation.

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Shore up clinical validity for common circulatory diagnoses
In this article, we will take a closer look at clinical indicators for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and arrythmias. Frequently reviewing clinical indicators for complicated diagnoses such as these will ensure both proper ICD-10-CM reporting and reimbursement.
Three questions to consider before you query
Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, writes that it only takes one or two inappropriate queries to a provider for the process to seem burdensome to them. To avoid this scenario, Rodenberg proposes three questions to consider once you’ve decided a query is in order.
Healthcare News: CMS delays CC/MCC classification updates
CMS recently released the FY 2022 IPPS final rule, which delayed plans to make major changes to CC/MCC designations.
Q&A: Principal diagnosis determination
Q: When documentation reflects that a patient has two diagnoses and both could be the principal diagnosis, which do we choose?
 

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Do not assign ICD-10-CM code G54.5 (neuralgic amyotrophy) for diabetic amyotrophy. Diabetes with amyotrophy should be reported with the appropriate combination code to specify the type of diabetes and the neuralgic amyotrophy manifestation.

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