ICD-10

ICD 10 Codes for Renal Failure
What is CKD? A problem that affects over twenty six million Americans, CKD (Chronic kidney disease) if not treated in […]

ICD 10 Codes for Acne
Although acne is one of the most common skin conditions amongst teenagers, it can affect people of all ages. A […]

ICD 10 Codes for High Cholesterol
ICD 10 – Did you know? International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a system used by clinicians and other healthcare […]

ICD 10 Coding and Documentation for Dermatology
Clinical documentation has been around for centuries. There are records from the 18th and 19th centuries that show the detailed […]

Understanding ICD-10 Coding
The latter end of 2015 saw a significant change in medical coding. The standard ICD-9 (International Classification of diseases, Ninth […]

ICD-10 Flexibilities to end October 1st
After ICD-10 went live on October 1, 2015; CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) allowed a one year grace […]

ICD-10-CM Code (M62.84) for Sarcopenia Announced
Effective October 01, 2016, the code M62.84 will be used by the healthcare community for sarcopenia, thus recognizing it as […]

Florida Hospital Gains $72.5 Million Courtesy its Clinical Documentation Improvement Program
Once an informal process that received significant attention at just a few hospitals; Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) is now the […]

Why you need a CDS System designed for ICD-10
The main reason for the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 was greater documentation precision. However, if the diagnostics is documented […]

5,500 New ICD-10 Codes from October 2016
The medical billing coding system is about to get larger and tougher – with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

A92.8: ICD-10 Code for ZIKA
The Zika Virus While monitoring sylvatic yellow fever in rhesus monkeys in 1947, the researchers in Uganda also identified an […]

Misconceptions About Medical Billing
Medical billing is an important part of your practice. In fact, it is one of the crucial aspects, which if […]