On January 1, 2021, new evaluation and management (E&M) coding guidelines for clinical office visits go into effect across the US. These guidelines, which reflect the most significant change in E&M ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After receiving education on coding, all providers had a significant improvement in coding for all coding levels ...

ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing coding guidelines for abdominal wall reconstruction. The article, titled Expose the Layers of Abdominal Wall ...

Coding of physician office visits can be very confusing – and is ever-changing. Every year, regulations and guidelines change, and it is difficult for providers to keep up. Most groups have coding ...

Significant reimbursement losses are inevitable when epidural and tendon sheath injection procedures are reported incorrectly. Improper reporting is often due to a lack of understanding of the ...

New guidelines are typically published each October, but it is not uncommon for updates to come out on a quarterly basis. In addition to these standards, providers also must adhere to payer coding ...

Instruction can be found in Section II of the 2021 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for "Selection of Principal Diagnosis." Q: When two conditions are both present on admission, ...

Medical coders can explore coding concepts, guidelines, and industry updates. However, there are some potential drawbacks to using ChatGPT for medical coding. No matter how much accuracy it brings ...