A new Medicare hospice manual update includes instructions for which principal diagnosis codes are acceptable, and clarifies which codes should be used for services in a skilled versus non-skilled ...

As the medical billing and coding landscape grows increasingly complex, healthcare organizations struggle to keep pace with shifting regulatory guidelines, evolving coding standards, and the ...

Vendors’ coding instructions for their products can overlook some of the nuances of coding, such as material in the parenthetical notes. If coders have any doubts, they should consult a second source, ...