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 ...

CMS has announced the agency will offer end-to-end ICD-10 testing this summer. The testing will allow providers and others to submit practice claims to CMS and receive feedback on how the claims were ...

During an ICD-10 testing week in March, CMS accepted 89 percent of the more than 127,000 test ICD-10 claims sent to the agency’s Medicare fee-for-service system. All testers received an ...

With the transition to ICD-10 fast approaching, healthcare providers need to focus on making sure they’re ready for the switch. Collaborating and coordinating with payers as part of those preparatory ...

"CMS is ready for ICD-10," said outgoing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner this week, pointing to 660 providers and billing companies that submitted some 15,000 ...

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 ...