CMS released updated procedure files for ICD-10-PCS, including an updated “Official ICD-10-PCS Coding Guidelines” document and new code tables and index that add four procedure codes for new ...

A new edition of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding handbook is scheduled for release in August. More than 800 new or revised diagnosis codes and 3,000 new or revised procedure codes have been ...

The ICD-10-PCS guidelines do state that if the documentation cites a specific body part, then that body part should be assigned and not the body part described as "peri." Q: We are confused about ...

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZOLL ® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & ...

Expert, outsourced coders from H.I.M. ON CALL perform ICD-10 coding via remote or onsite options; allowing the hospitals' internal coding team to focus on day-to-day production or ICD-10 training, ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthcare reform, new compliance regulations, and the move to outcomes-based payment are putting pressure on clinical documentation and coding processes at hospitals ...

Dr. Andrew Kleinman would rather spend his time with patients than dealing with billing. The New York plastic surgeon is worried that next fall, when he has to switch to a new medical coding system ...

For the last couple weeks I’ve been on a search for software based coding tools that are used for coding ICD-10 diagnosis codes for the purpose of claims submission. I’m looking for something better ...