The AMA is working to develop CPT codes for testing of COVID-19, which would allow physicians to bill for testing of the disease. The CDC also plans to add a new diagnosis code for COVID-19 in October ...

With the implementation of ICD-10, the number of diagnostic codes increased from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes. The influx of codes brought a lot of apprehension, and many providers were ...

Freed, the leading AI scribe and clinician assistant custom-built for the unique needs of small practices, today announced the launch of a suite of new features designed to further reduce the ...

Editor's note: For more on this topic, stay tuned for an upcoming Health Policy Brief update on transitioning to ICD-10. The on again, off again plans for ICD-10 code set implementation leaves many ...

The 70,000 diagnostic codes known as ICD-10 made their long and nervously awaited debut in medical practices today. Claims for any service performed on October 1 and beyond must bear one or more of ...

With ICD-10 only a few months away, practices need to ensure that their electronic health record (EHR) vendor is ready for the transition. Only 40% of vendors indicated that their ICD-10 product ...

WASHINGTON – Complex rehab technology (CRT) stakeholders were pleasantly surprised when CMS recently removed the ICD-10 ...

But here’s the thing: ICD-10 contains 69,823 diagnosis codes. In other words, MedData missed a few. C’mon, guys. Finish the job! UPDATE, Oct. 21: MedData Marketing Manager Sean Biehle informs us that ...

A lot has been said about ICD-10 over the years, along the winding and surprise-packed road toward the looming Oct. 1, 2015, compliance date. But few have said much about the code set's parallels with ...

ICD-10 has been the butt of countless jokes during the last several months but none so surprising as the latest one-liner. Only this isn’t funny. Whether you’re on that chair edge hoping President ...