What exactly is ICD-10?
ICD-10-CM (based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition, Clinical Modification) is a standard set of codes used for conveying a patient’s clinical profile, if you will. Defined...
View ArticleHow should I prepare for ICD-10?
From time to time, we hear about consultants scaring the daylights out of providers with horror stories about the transition to ICD-10. We disagree with that approach, although it’s important to have...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading – Preparing for the ICD – 10 Transition
With only 37 months left before the healthcare world transitions to the ICD-10-CM, the author of this article suggests taking a systematic approach, in order to make the transition as smooth as...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading – Four things doctors actually like about ICD-10
As you may already know, the largest complaint about the ICD-10 is that it is “complex and highly specific” with almost three times the number of codes than ICD-9. Although the 10th edition was...
View ArticleColeman Consulting Group presents a webinar on the “Basics of ICD-10-CM Coding”.
Don’t be lulled by the extension granted by HHS for transition to ICD-10-CM. This is the biggest change to hit the medical coding world in over 30 years, and the experts predict that coders’...
View ArticleICD-10-CM Changes for 2019 take effect on 10/1/18
The 2019 ICD-10-CM codes go into effect on October 1, 2018. There are 473 changes (279 new ICD-10 codes, 51 deleted codes, and 143 revised codes) to know, understand and begin using in a short time....
View ArticleChronic Kidney Disease Stage 3
For 2021 coding, which begins on October 1, 2020, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 (N18.3) was changed to N18.30 Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3, unspecified (This code corresponds to Glomerular...
View ArticleThe ABCs of Coding
Imagine trying to have a conversation with someone who only speaks a foreign language and having no access to a translator. Tough to do, right? You’d need basic use and understanding of relevant...
View ArticleICD-10-CM Changes for 2022
Changes to ICD-10-CM codes happen every year and 2022 (which coding-wise begins on October 1, 2021) is no different. AAPC reports that 159 codes were added, 25 were deleted, and 27 ICD-10-CM codes...
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