I've been told that if there are clinical indicators to support that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the etiology of a patient’s hypertension, a code from category I15 would be assigned. Code I12 is for hypertensive CKD, isn’t it? So why do we have to use I15 codes instead? What’s the main...Read More »
Most now know some of COVID-19’s tell-tale symptoms and previous studies have shown the preponderance of complicating conditions such as ...Read More »
As the United States enters the flu season, the American Medical Association (AMA) released two new CPT codes on October 7 for reporting antigen tests that...Read More »
The ACDIS Regulatory Committee has created templates for CDI and coding professionals’ use to express their support for the new COVID-19 codes,...Read More »
Members of the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee proposed creating new ICD-10-CM codes related to screening, exposure, and personal history for COVID-19. The new codes, if finalized, would take effect...Read More »
CMS announced that the End-Sage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) Model has been finalized. The goal of the model is to “improve or...Read More »