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Ensure your wound care coding is compliant in 2020
Given the frequency with which wound procedures are performed, and the expenses associated with their performance, it’s essential that coders have a clear understanding of how to accurately report CPT codes for these services. Review 2020 CPT codes for wound repairs and grafting procedures.

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Avoid coding headaches: Brush up on ICD-10-CM and CPT coding for migraines
Approximately 12% of Americans suffer from migraine headaches, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. In this article, Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC-I, reviews coding for migraine headaches and their treatment, including CPT reporting of drug-free alternative treatment options.
CMS breaks telehealth barriers for COVID-19: Home visits allowed, no co-pays
Providers will find immediate opportunity to provide virtual visits to patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans as CMS seeks to facilitate screening and treatment of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
Healthcare News: AMA releases new CPT code for COVID-19
The AMA announced that its CPT® editorial panel expedited approval of a unique CPT code to report laboratory testing services for COVID-19. The new code supports the urgent public health need for streamlined reporting of testing for the virus.
Q&A: ICD-10-CM coding for COVID-19
Q:  Do you have any advice for accurate reporting of new ICD-10-CM code U07.1 (2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease)?
 

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SelectCoder Tip of the Week

Do not assign ICD-10-CM code J18.9 (pneumonia, unspecified organism) when the causative organism or underlying cause of pneumonia is reported in the clinical record. If the organism or cause of pneumonia is known, a combination code should be assigned. When pneumonia is diagnosed in a patient who also has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the coder should assign J44.0 (COPD with acute lower repiratory infection) and the type of pneumonia, and sequence according to the focus of care.

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