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, ...

The fiscal year 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced new codes to describe cytokine release syndrome (CRS), also known as a cytokine storm. A version of this article was first published ...

Cold antibody hemolytic anemia is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by the premature destruction of red blood cells by autoantibodies at temperatures of approximately 0 to 10 degrees Celsius. Q ...

Nobody needs to go to medical school to know that people have two ears. However, if physicians treat a patient with suppurative, or pus-discharging, otitis media, they don't have to specify left ear, ...

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 ...

No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...

ICD-10 coding accuracy isn’t just about compliance—it’s the lifeline of your practice’s revenue. From annual updates to avoiding common errors, staying sharp on guidelines is key. The right codes mean ...

Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation ...

H66001 Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, right ear H66002 Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear H66003 Acute ...

Here are eight key things to know: 1. The number of new codes. Compared to fiscal 2021, when 485 codes were added, just 165 codes were added in fiscal 2022. 2. Codes to further describe homelessness.

In-hospital mortality for MV-ARDS improved in the ICD-9-CM era but worsened in the ICD-10-CM era, when a more stringent ARDS definition was used.

Findings published in JAMA Network Open show ICD-10 codes perform poorly in capturing COVID-19-related symptoms, highlighting the critical need for meticulous data validation to feed multicenter ...