CE Articles | | Reviewing breast cancer in ICD-10-CM/PCS | | In 2017, an estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S. In this article, Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, details best practices when assigning ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for breast cancer diagnoses and procedures. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription. |
| Functional quadriplegia, marasmus, kwashiorkor, and palliative care codes are put to the test in 2018 ICD-10-CM updates | | James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, deciphers the new information given for functional quadriplegia, marasmus, kwashiorkor, and palliative care found in the various fiscal year 2018 ICD-10-CM guidance updates. |
| 2018 IPPS final rule: Answering your questions | | Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, answers questions about the fiscal year 2018 IPPS final rule’s updates, additions, and deletions in hopes to help guide coders and clinical documentation improvement specialists through the implementation. |
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