Becker's ASC

Inpatient vs. outpatient coding for lumbar spinal fusion — 3 things to know

Coding for lumbar spinal fusion procedures in ASCs or outpatient centers is much different than coding for spinal fusion in the inpatient setting, according to the American Academy of Professional ...
Business Wire

Nym Meets Growing Demand For Autonomous Medical Coding With Expansion Into Inpatient Care Settings

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nym, a leader in autonomous medical coding, today announced that it has added new capabilities to its revenue cycle management (RCM) solution, enabling hospitals and health ...
Becker's ASC

14 Points About the End of Consultation Codes and Onset of Lower Reimbursements for Orthopedic Surgeons and Other Specialists

9. Deciding the right level inpatient code remains unclear. The old and new coding systems do not appear to have the same criteria for each levels of the initial hospital visit. CMS’ guidance does not ...
Fierce Healthcare

Intelligent Coding Technology from Optum Helps Hospitals Accelerate Transition to New ICD-10 System and Improve Clinical Documentation

launched its newest generation of coding technology. Optum Enterprise CAC, a computer-assisted coding (CAC) platform, helps hospitals accelerate their transition to ICD-10, increase productivity and ...
JD Supra

Key Criteria to Assign New ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code For COVID-19 and associated MS-DRGs

Effective April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, a new diagnosis code U07.1 was added to the ICD-10-CM code set for the novel coronavirus COVID-19: U07.1. The ICD-10-CM Official Coding and ...