Category: Medical Coding

New Codes for COVID Vaccine

AMA Unveils New Codes As COVID Vaccine Approval Looms

Federal approval of the Pfizer vaccine, believed to be better than 90 percent effective, could occur before the end of the month. When the long-awaited and much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine becomes available in the U.S., a development that could take place before the end of the year, a set of new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes […]
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COVID-19 vaccine treatment codes

Medicare Finalizes COVID-19 Vaccine Payment Amounts

The government is working at warp speed to make a COVID-19 vaccine available in the United States. To that end, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) to implement Section 3713 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which established Medicare Part […]
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2021 EM Code Changes

How 2021 E/M Coding Changes Will Reshape the Physician Note

Changes to the code descriptors and guidelines for evaluation and management (E/M) services delivered during office visits and other outpatient encounters provide an opportunity to rethink outpatient documentation while reducing physician burnout. “E/M code changes: What will happen to the physician note?” was the question answered in the first of three webinars jointly produced by […]
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CPT Codes for COVID-19 Immunizations

AMA Announces Vaccine-Specific CPT Codes for Coronavirus Immunizations

The American Medical Association (AMA) today published an update to the code set that includes new vaccine-specific codes to report immunizations for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CPT Editorial Panel has approved a unique CPT code for each of two coronavirus vaccines as well as […]
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ICD-10- CM Code for Antibody Hemolytic Anemia

ICD-10-CM Coding For Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Cold antibody hemolytic anemia is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by the premature destruction of red blood cells by autoantibodies at temperatures of approximately 0 to 10 degrees Celsius. Q: What is the difference between cold, hot, and mixed type autoimmune hemolytic anemia, as described by 2021 ICD-10-CM codes D59.11-D59.13? A: ICD-10-CM code category D59.- (acquired […]
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ICD-10-PCS Codes for COVID-19 Treatments

ICD-10-PCS Codes for Treating COVID-19

The ICD-10-PCS codes can be found in the XW0 Table for the drug infusions. There were new ICD-10-PCS codes implemented on Aug. 1, involving substances associated with the treatment of COVID-19. As we know, these codes are not to be assigned unless the substances were used to treat coronavirus. Here is some information regarding these […]
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