In today’s healthcare environment, clinical documentation is shaped by two distinct—and often competing—governing systems, leading to growing ICD-10 documentation conflicts. The first is the regulatory framework established through federal law, including statutes, Conditions of Participation, program manuals, and enforcement guidance. These define what the medical record must demonstrate to support a billed service. The second […]
Intestinal infectious diseases remain one of the most commonly reported medical conditions worldwide, leading to millions of outpatient visits and significant healthcare spending each year. In the ICD-10-CM code range A00–A09, these conditions include cholera, typhoid fever, shigellosis, foodborne illnesses, viral gastroenteritis, and other bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections affecting the digestive tract. Accurate coding […]
Effective from discharges/visits on October 1, 2022, the 2023 Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines for ICD-10-CM have been established. On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued MLN Connects, featuring an article focusing on long COVID. This article imparts guidance on coding practices for both long COVID and ongoing COVID […]



