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Here’s what medical coders need to know. There are no code additions, deletions, or revisions to ICD-10-CM in the April update for fiscal year 2026. That should make medical coders happy. Don’t get complacent, though. The update does include note changes throughout the code set, which could have critical implications on coding, starting April 1. […]
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Each year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to update Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates and conducts technical updates supporting MA payment accuracy through the Advance Notice and Rate Announcement process. On Jan. 26, 2026, CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2027 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage Capitatio...
Skirting a reenactment similar to the movie “Groundhog Day,” on Feb. 3, President Trump signed into law H.R.7148 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. We all held our breath for a few days as Jan. 30 came and went, not knowing if Congress would agree on a spending bill that would keep everything up and running. […]
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AAPC member Jill Geesey, MBA, RHIT, CCS, CIRCC, CPC, COC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, is a revenue integrity analyst at University Medical Center (UMC) of Southern Nevada — the only level I trauma center in the state. She began working at UMC 18 years ago as a medial coder. In her current role, Geesey audits interventional […]
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New diagnosis codes make it possible. Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a sight-threatening autoimmune disease that most commonly occurs in patients with hyperthyroid disease. Common symptoms include dry eye, conjunctival redness, swelling around the eye(s), eyelid retraction, double vision (diplopia), and bulging eyes (proptosis) in one or both eyes. Prior to Oct. 1, 2025, the […...