Coders must be familiar with ICD-10-CM reporting guidelines for common neurological conditions. This article unpacks recent updates to the nervous system chapter of ICD-10-CM including 14 new codes ...

Doctors and hospitals will have a higher bar to clear when submitting insurance claims, starting today. Federal law requires them to begin tracking patient care and submitting insurance claims using ...

Many providers breathed a sigh of relief when HHS extended the ICD-10 implementation deadline by one year, much like a teacher pushing back an exam date after realizing students were seriously ...

Ongoing education and assessment are critical to success for healthcare systems transitioning to the new code set, according to early adopters at the American Health Information Management Association ...

It’s not too early for health systems and physicians to begin training for the ICD-10 transition that takes effect in October 2014, but fortunately, it’s also not too late, according to two ICD-10 ...

Like its predecessor ICD-9, ICD-10 has codes for family history or personal history of certain conditions. In the index, the history codes are divided into family history and personal history. The ...

The number of diagnosis codes has expanded from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes, with 78 percent of ICD-9 diagnosis codes mapping 1-to-1 with an ICD-10 code, either exactly or approximately.

Here are seven simple ways to prepare your ambulatory surgery center and staff for the ICD-10 switch in 2014. 1. Know what is required. The version of ICD-10 being ...