Posts by Mary Stanfill
Comparing Codes Across ICD Versions: Syncope
Mary Stanfill compares code assignments and categories for the common condition of syncope in ICD-10-CM and WHO ICD-11
Read MoreComparing Codes Across ICD Versions: Gastroenteritis
To become familiar and comfortable with the structure and format of ICD-11, compare and contrast the coding of gastroenteritis.
Read MoreComparing Codes Across ICD Versions: Hypertension
This month Mary Stanfill compares and contrasts hypertension codes across ICD versions (WHO ICD11 and ICD-10-CM.
Read MoreICD-11 Officially Released for Implementation
On February 11th, the World Health Organization (WHO) released ICD-11 2022. This is the official version of the eleventh revision.
Read MoreICD-11 Implementation Date
When will we implement ICD-11 for use on healthcare claims in the US? That’s a question everyone wants the answer to, but the true answer is – no one knows. However, when we know the answer on the following three key questions, we’ll be able to predict the implementation date in the US. Will the…
Read MoreFY 2022 IPPS MS-DRG Final Rule Updates
The annual final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) MS-DRGs was issued on August 2, 2021. [1] This final rule is effective October 1, 2021. [2] It was proposed in April that 3,490 unspecified diagnosis codes currently designated as either CC or MCC would…
Read MoreCY 2022 OPPS Proposed Rule
On July 19th the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule. [1] After a comment period, the final rule will be published in November 2021. Notable changes proposed for CY 2022 include: A net increase in OPPS payment rates of 2.3% over…
Read MoreICD-11 Post-Coordinated Code Clusters
ICD-11 introduces some great new features, including post-coordinated codes. Though you may not use these terms, we’re all familiar with pre-coordinated codes since all of the codes in the code sets we use today (including ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT for example) are pre-coordinated. Pre-coordinated codes contain the pertinent information about a clinical concept in a…
Read MoreIntroduction to ICD-11 Codes – UASI Lunch and Learn
Click the button below to download a PDF copy of Mary Stanfill’s Lunch and Learn, “Introduction to ICD-11 Codes.” Follow the link to view and listen to the recording of the presentation. UASI Lunch and Learn: Introduction to ICD-11 Codes – Zoom
Read MoreUASI in JAHIMA: COVID-19 ICD-10-CM Coding Timeline for Outpatient Services
By Mary H. Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA; Pat Maccariella-Hafey, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CIRCC; Christi LeBlanc, MBA, RHIA; and Janice Noller, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CICA When COVID-19 emerged in early 2020, new ICD-10-CM codes to identify this condition were not available. Subsequent ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines for reporting COVID-19 changed many times as the pandemic…
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