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The Refresh With YES: ICD-10-CM External Causes Coding Learning Path examines codes and guidelines for external causes of morbidity, including place of occurrence, activity, and external cause status.
Since these variants have different characteristics, certain COVID-19 tests may not be as effective in detecting the virus or its variants. The affected tests include molecular, antigen, and serology tests (FDA, 2021).
The Refresh With YES: ICD-10-CM Sepsis Coding Learning Path teaches learners how to apply the ICD 10 codes for sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. Learners will also review sepsis coding scenarios and guidelines.
The AMA released technical corrections to the E/M services guidelines on March 9, 2021. The corrections are retroactive to the January 1 implementation date of the updates (AMA, 2021).
The Refresh With YES: ICD-10-CM Neoplasm Coding Learning Path shows learners how to correctly code neoplasms based on ICD-10-CM Chapters 2 and 21 guidelines.