Navigating through AHRQ PSI Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria – PSI 04
PSI 04 looks closely at the admission type of elective or any admission type where the earliest ICD-10-PCS code for an operating room is within
PSI 04 looks closely at the admission type of elective or any admission type where the earliest ICD-10-PCS code for an operating room is within
New codes become effective Oct. 1, 2022. With the start of fiscal year (FY) 2023 right around the corner, this is a good time for
New codes and guidelines become effective Oct. 1, 2023. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the ICD-10-PCS codes and guidelines for the
There are 200 new codes, 62 revised titles, and 107 deleted codes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new erratum for
The package includes three ICD-10-CM and seven procedure codes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Various approvals, exceptions, and new PCS codes that may potentially lead to additional payments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) desires to use
New procedure codes do not impact the MS-DRG assignment. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released 21 new ICD-10-PCS codes that apply to
Not all new technologies are created equal. Facility-specific coding guidelines are key to code hospital visits and encounters consistently. Another role that facility-specific guidelines play
New PCS codes were released late last week and are effective Aug. 1, 2020. The codes are considered V37.2. There are 12 new procedure codes,
The FY21 ICD-10-CM codes will be finalized this month. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final FY21 ICD-10-PCS codes on May
Success can cost you more than you thought it would. You might have heard the phrase, “everyone wants to be successful until they see what
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series of articles highlighting detailed examples of two challenged denials that followed third-party healthcare audits. I