Code for quality of care, not just reimbursement. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), over 2.5 million people in the United States are affected by pressure ulcers each year, with the total annual cost for treatment [...]
Question: How will the new ICD-10-CM codes for childhood obesity, which became effective October 1, 2024, improve diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents? What are some of those codes? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: Obesity is a complex, chronic condition [...]
Question: I’ve been using code F50.8- pretty regularly for years, but I tried to use it on a claim recently and it was denied. What’s going on? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: When ICD-10-CM codes were updated in 2024, that code [...]
Go beyond documentation to help end the stigmatization of your obese patients. On Oct. 1, 2024, ICD-10-CM introduced a new option to code obesity by class. But why were these codes needed? For example, prior to the release of the [...]
Specify obesity classes with new codes. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ICD-10 code set affects almost every category. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the code set, and as [...]
See how obesity coding is getting more precise. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ICD-10-CM code set affects almost every category. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will update the code [...]
Also, synovitis/tenosynovitis combo code expands. ICD-10-CM has released its list of new, revised, and deleted codes for 2025. Impact: Code sets have been expanded for type 1 diabetes and several eating disorders, among others. You’ll want to know the changes [...]
Also, synovitis/tenosynovitis combo code expands. ICD-10 has released its list of new, revised, and deleted codes for 2025. Impact: Code sets have been expanded for type 1 diabetes and several eating disorders, among others. You’ll want to know the changes [...]
Prep now to hit the ground running on Oct. 1, 2024. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the 2025 ICD-10 changes on July 9, 2024. The changes include 252 codes added, 36 existing codes deleted, and 13 [...]
Also, synovitis/tenosynovitis combo code expands. ICD-10 has released its list of new, revised, and deleted codes for 2025. Impact: Code sets have been expanded for type 1 diabetes and several eating disorders, among others. You’ll want to know the changes [...]
