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The Refresh With YES: CPT Hydration, Injections and Infusions Learning Path teaches learners how to apply the CPT coding conventions and guidelines for hydration, injections and infusions.
In the 2022 IPPS Final Rule, the New COVID-19 Treatments Add-on Payment (NCTAP), due to expire when the PHE concluded, was extended through the end of the fiscal year in which the PHE ends.
What measures can you implement to increase coding accuracy? Measuring a team’s performance presents a great opportunity for coders to learn and grow in their expertise.
The FY 2022 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for coding and reporting have been posted on the CDC website (2021). Fiscal Year 2022 introduces several guideline revisions, updates, and changes, some of which relate to new codes being implemented October 1, 2021. One example is Post COVID-19 Condition code U09.9.
CMS released the 2022 OPPS Proposed Rule, which suggests the reversal of the decision to abolish the Inpatient Only (IPO) list. Comments on the rule are being accepted through September 17, 2021.