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The coding information and guidance in these posts are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to research subsequent official guidance in the areas associated with the topic as they can change rapidly.
Using the Guidelines to Guide Your Biopsy Coding
Choosing the correct biopsy code can be a difficult task. Even determining whether a procedure is actually a biopsy at all can be a challenge. If you have seen your fair share of integumentary procedure notes, you know that getting to the correct code can be tough. We...
Webinar Q&A: Defining Detachment
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Defining Detachment. ** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to research subsequent official guidance in the areas...
Webinar Q&A: Introducing Radiology Oncology
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Introducing Radiology Oncology.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official guidance in...
Renovating Your Release of Information Program
Publication: For the Record
In the United States, 14 states and the District of Columbia currently allow individuals to choose a third gender option—specifically, the nonbinary gender marker X—on state-issued birth certificates. The nonbinary designation includes “any person who does not identify with a gender that falls within the traditional male/female or man/woman category” as well as intersex individuals. Hear from CEO, Mary Beth Haugen, on this situation and the discrepancies that it is causing for patient matching. | Read More.
Breaking Down the Process of Care for Radiology Oncology
If you are new to radiation oncology, the process of care, CPT code reporting, and documentation requirements can be overwhelming. Patients who receive radiation therapy typically follow a general process of care beginning with an initial visit with the radiation...
Webinar Q&A: Coding for Pain Management
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Pain Points: Coding for Pain Management.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official...
Webinar Q&A: Investigating Injections & Infusions
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Investigating Injections & Infusions.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official...
Pain Management Coding and the Anatomy of the Spine
If you are anything like me, just looking at pain management codes can be pretty stressful. Especially the codes relating to the spine, spinal nerves, and joints! These codes all seem similar, so how are you supposed to know which code is the right one? What in the...
Webinar Q&A: Pain Management – Injections
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Pain Management - Part 1: Injections.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official guidance...
April Changes to ICD-10-PCS
It hardly seems possible that it’s been nearly 6 months since the October ICD-10 updates. And while April updates to ICD-10-PCS are hardly new, this year the code changes are no longer limited to new technologies. Compared to ICD-10-CM changes, the PCS code changes...