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Navigate ICD-10-CM code updates for hematological disorders

The 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced 43 new codes to Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism. Review new codes for sickle-cell diseases, hemolytic anemias, and cytokine release syndrome.

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Stay up to date: Review orthopedic procedures removed from the IPO list
Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC-I, HCISPP, writes about CPT coding for total hip arthroplasty and autologous chondrocyte implantation: two orthopedic procedures that were recently removed from the inpatient-only (IPO) list for 2021.
Simplify the visit complexity code: Forget specialty, focus on continuity
In the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, CMS announced new HCPCS add-on code G2211 for visit complexity inherent to E/M services. Julia Kyles, CPC, describes when and how to report G2211 with E/M codes 99202-99215.
Healthcare News: January OPPS update revises IPO list and introduces new HCPCS codes
The January 2021 quarterly update to the OPPS, released by CMS December 31, announces new HCPCS codes for vitrectomy, nasal endoscopy, and intravascular lithotripsy procedures.
Q&A: Simplify coding for spinal decompression
Q: What are spinal decompression procedures and how are they reported in CPT? 
 

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The term "chronic" is a non-essential modifier in the code title for iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic). When the record specifies posthemorrhagic anemia (not specified as acute), ICD-10-CM code D50.0 (iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss [chronic]) should be assigned. No time period is specifically required for the condition.

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