ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, RHIA, lead medical coding specialist at the Washington State Health Care Authority has the answer. Q: We have an elderly patient admitted to our hospital ...

ICD-10-CM will require greater specificity from coders and physicians to meet the requirements of the new set, and it may make some cases simpler for coders, according to a report in the Journal of ...

On October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use a new, significantly broader, coding system, called ...

For more background on the adoption of ICD-10, see the 2009 ICD-10 final rule and the August 22, 2008 proposed rule titled "HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Data Code Set ...