by Jennifer Cayce | Nov 22, 2023 | All Posts, Coding Resources
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the updates to the Risk Adjustment model for 2024 and there are some big changes coming. The transition from the previous version (V24) to the new version (V28) includes changes to the hierarchical...
by Kristi Pollard | Nov 22, 2023 | All Posts, Coding Resources, Covid News
The public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023, and the COVID screening guideline was updated in October, but here we are: still getting questions about coding for COVID testing. The last three and a half years have been anything but normal and COVID reigned...
by Kristi Pollard | Nov 10, 2023 | All Posts
Haugen Consulting Group has received questions regarding the 2024 update to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. This change added the terminology “clinically significant” in relation to reportable secondary diagnoses. In response to those...
by Terri Reid | Oct 2, 2023 | All Posts, Coding Resources
There’s a reason you’ll find so many TV shows out there based on emergency medicine. Where else will you find dramatic life-and-death situations peppered with humor all found in the same place – the Emergency Department (ED)? The ED is a place where providers are...
by Kristi Pollard | Aug 9, 2023 | All Posts
It may be August, but all you need to do is browse through any retail store to know that fall, October, and Halloween are quickly approaching. But before you worry about which costume you’re going to rock for Halloween this year, it’s time to check out the ICD-10-CM...
by Emily Lomaquahu | Jun 6, 2023 | All Posts, Coding Resources
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...
