On January 1, 2021, new evaluation and management (E&M) coding guidelines for clinical office visits go into effect across the US. These guidelines, which reflect the most significant change in E ...

ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

For emergency care, for example, some of the largest increases in coding intensity were seen for diseases of the ear and mastoid process (27.9% to 46.9%); diseases of the eye and adnexa (28.1% to ...