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Friday, February 2, 2018
2018 Updates:
Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines
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THIS WEEK, we have had requests for this topic, so we asked our favorite Veteran Coding Educator to give an update on the latest Coding and Reporting Guidelines.
Mary Gregory, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, CPC, CRC, CCS-P, PCP-I, AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
Mary Gregory returns this week with her latest review of the following:
- Official Coding and Reporting Updates
- Use of “with” – this continue to present coding challenges
- Updated information on hypertension coding
- Proper use of the “code also” instruction
- Clarification of external beam radiation therapy
- Chapter Specific Guideline Update
- Review the guidance on cardiovascular coding
- Update on pneumonia with COPD – which come first?
- Other chapter guideline changes
- Review New Codes and Their Usage
- New cardiovascular coding of MI and Heart Failure
- New codes for Type 2 Diabetes
- New gastrointestinal codes for obstruction
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