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Master complex coding and reporting guidelines for behavioral health

Behavioral health is a highly specialized area of coding that many coders and billers are unfamiliar with. This article breaks down outpatient coding for commonly reported mental health conditions, psychiatric assessments, and psychotherapy.

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ICD-10-CM update: Guidance for reporting 2020 Y and Z codes
CMS released the 2020 ICD-10-CM code set in May, introducing 273 new codes effective for reporting beginning October 1. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, reviews new ICD-10-CM Z codes for factors influencing health status and Y codes for legal interventions.
The ABCs of the AUC process: Are you ready?
Medicare appropriate use criteria (AUC) requirements, currently in a voluntary testing period, will become mandatory starting January 1, 2020. Denise Williams, COC, CHRI, shares insight and analysis on AUC reporting requirements to help facilities prepare for what’s to come.  
Healthcare News: MPFS billing study reports gradual decline in reimbursement for MRI, CT imaging
A Medicare billing study recently published in The Journal of Hand Surgery found that provider reimbursement for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans of the upper extremities significantly decreased over the last decade.
Q&A: CPT coding for multiple gestation
Q: How do you report the delivery of twins using CPT codes?
 

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