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Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) review...

Accurate ICD-10-CM coding for hemolytic disease...

When two pressure ulcers occur in the same...

CMS has released the updates to the ICD-10-PCS...

Medical coding productivity standards require...

CMS and the CDC have released the updates to the...

Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Understanding when and how to use CPT modifiers...

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Respiratory Syncytial...

Ex utero intrapartum (EXIT) procedures present...

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The 2026 updates to CPT and the Hospital...

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Interventions for endovascular revascularization...

Accurate diagnosis coding relies on recognizing...

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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has...

Providing patients with access to new...

New Technology Add-on Payments or NTAPs can...

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The Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS)...

The FY 2026 updates to ICD-10-PCS have been...

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When reporting codes for percutaneous...

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This Coding Tip is intended to provide guidance...

Correct selection of ICD-10-CM codes for...

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CMS’ first quarter update to HCPCS Level II codes...

Assigning diagnosis codes for diagnostic...

The 5th character of an ICD-10-PCS code reports...

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Procedure code assignment for excisional...

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ICD-10-PCS codes are used to report procedure...

When coding for an obstetric patient, the...

Diabetes is a systemic condition, meaning its...

Cerebral Anatomy

When selecting ICD-10-PCS body...

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Paravertebral facet/facet joints (also known as...

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ICD-10-CM has codes to report a patient’s...

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI)...

Recrudescence of stroke, also called stroke...

ICD-10-PCS coding for the insertion, replacement...

CMS strives to provide its beneficiaries with...

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Hypercoagulable states are blood clotting ...

What Exactly is a Pseudoseizure?

Pseudoseizures...

Recent updates to ICD-10-CM, effective October 1,...

Current treatment for traumatic arterial injury...

Alzheimer’s is a progressive, irreversible...

There are approximately 6.3 million fractures...

What is COPD?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary...

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by...

CPT code +69990 Microsurgical techniques...

Coding for treatment of cerebral aneurysms may...

Fetal positioning within the uterus is not of...

A common misconception among coders is that...

Medicare Advantage Plans (Medicare part C) use...

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Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) which is...

Can cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock be coded...