By providing both the ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding systems simultaneously, ChartWise helps to increase familiarity and ease the transition between these two coding structures.

As ICD-10 moves closer to its Oct. 1 deadline, at least one consultant says he thinks smaller medical practices that are unprepared for the change will be ripe for takeover. “It’s more about ...

Hospital officials that are well along in their planning for the ICD-10 switchover expect a loss of productivity when they move to the more complex diagnostic coding system, said panelists in a ...

Protection from fraud allegations is a pretty good reason to use dual coding systems before the ICD-10 deadline. In addition to helping staff become better at medical coding, it will establish a ...

Lolita Jones, RHIA, CSS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses 10 ways ICD-10 will affect billing and coding processes in an ambulatory surgery center. This article is the fourth ...

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An ectopic pregnancy is reported using an ICD-10-CM code from category O00.- (ectopic pregnancy), which is divided into five subcategories.

More Specificity, New Terms ICD-10 also updates terminology to reflect current medical practices and provides some combination codes that describe 2 related conditions with a single code.