The use of ICD-10 diagnosis codes in dental practice is still in the infancy period, according to Dr. David DePorter. However, the growing use is directly related to increases in government-related ...

Of the 395 new ICD-10-CM codes, 123 of them are external cause codes to capture accidents and injuries. CMS also proposes 36 new codes for osteoporosis with current pathological pelvic fracture.

However, in the absence of a specific ICD-10 code, a mismatch between the drug’s approved indication and the patient’s ICD-10 code sometimes posed challenges to reimbursement.

ICD-10-CM codes must be submitted to the payer in order for a health care provider to receive reimbursement for medical services.

VideoThe health care industry is “not progressing at a suitable pace” to be ready for tens of thousands of new government-mandated “ICD-10” codes used to describe diseases and hospital ...

On April 1, your revenue cycle will have additional diagnosis code options to further capture social determinants of health. The CDC just released upcoming changes to both the ICD-10-CM diagnosis ...

Implementation of ICD-10 will be a significant and daunting change for ophthalmology, according to several experts in the field.

Less than 5 percent of physician practices have made “significant progress” when rating their overall readiness for tens of thousands of new government-mandated “ICD-10” codes used to ...

Many rare diseases don't have an ICD code, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at NIH is exploring ways to best expand those codes to benefit rare disease patients ...

Researchers compared billing codes from electronic health records to accurately quantify how many skin cancers patients had.

Medical diagnosis codes for unvaccinated individuals have existed for years, and they do not only apply to COVID-19 vaccines.