BC Advantage - 2008 Issue 9

What you don't know about ICD-9-CM Official Coding Guidelines can hurt you

Physician coders are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of proper ICD-9-CM diagnostic coding as payers refine their medical necessity edits Medicare adjusts for the risks associated with chronically ill patients. Even so, the physician practice focus on CPT has meant that many coders aren't paying as much attention to the nuances of ICD-9-CM Official Coding Guidelines as they should.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, National Center for Health Statistics, and American Hospital Association work together to develop the Official Coding Guidelines that are printed in many ICD-9-CM code books and are available for download at https://www.cdc...

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