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Nailing fracture care in ICD-10-CM and CPT: Detailed documentation is key

For accurate CPT and ICD-10-CM coding of fractures, coders will need to identify many pieces of information, including location and type.

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Coder feedback on SDOH documentation leads to improved AI understanding

Diane Pittman, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CCD-O, and April Russell, MBA, CPC, CPC-P, COC, CRC, CCDS-O, explain how reporting ICD-10-CM social determinants of health, their context, and coder feedback can influence natural language understanding.

Investigate 2024 CPT, HCPCS codes for CMS’ new care management services

CMS finalized its proposals for community health integration and principal illness navigation services with new codes that went into effect January 1.

Healthcare News: Study uses ICD-10-CM data to find over 1,200 cases of accidental firearm deaths of children

A CDC study analyzed deaths among children and adolescents caused by unintentional firearm injury and found over 1,200 cases between 2003–2021.

Q&A: Querying for other thrombophilia for patients with atrial fibrillation

Q: Should we query for ICD-10-CM code D68.69 (other thrombophilia) for every patient with atrial fibrillation on a long-term anticoagulant?

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Coders should not assign a code from ICD-10-CM category K20.- (esophagitis) if gastroesophageal reflux is also diagnosed. When a patient has confirmed diagnoses of both gastroesophageal reflux and esophagitis, a code from subcategory K21.0- (gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis) should be assigned.

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