ICD-10 coding can feel like a maze, but it’s essential for accurate billing, better patient care, and staying compliant. With CMS releasing new updates for 2026, understanding the structure, purpose, ...

Freed, the AI clinical documentation platform serving 26,000+ clinicians, today announced Coding Assistant, an AI tool that helps independent practices capture accurate reimbursement from every ...

Medical billing and coding in 2026 are undergoing some of the most sweeping changes in years, with updates to ICD-10, CPT, and CMS payment rules. Practices face new documentation requirements, ...

On Oct. 1, 2013, ICD-10-CM (clinical modification) and ICD-10-PCS (procedural coding system) will be implemented into the HIPAA mandated code, increasing the number of codes from around 13,600 under ...

Medical billing and medical coding are crucial aspects of the medical revenue landscape. Both jobs ensure health care providers get paid for their services. Medical coders read the providers’ ...

Inflammatory arthritis codes increased 30-fold in the transition from the ninth to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9 and -10), yet few were used in clinical ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the mental and behavioral health needs of many Americans, and, with social isolation rampant during that time, particular focus was trained on the health effects that ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated the list of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes that do not require either an HCPCS –QR or –Q0 modifier for implantable cardiac device services provided ...

ICD-9 codes 433.X1, 434, and V12.54 demonstrated high PPVs for identifying confirmed cerebral events across care settings. Codes recorded in both inpatient and outpatient settings had higher PPVs but ...