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Oncology and Hematology Coders: Get Tips on HCCs and Risk Adjustment

Risk adjustment models often focus on chronic conditions, like cancer, when determining risk scores for patients. But limiting your medical coding to a single diagnosis isn’t the best approach for these increasingly important payment models. Oncology and hematology coders can get their reporting in line with risk adjustment models, including Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs), by […]

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See What’s New for HCPCS Level II J and Q Codes in 2020

You’re using ICD-10-CM 2020, and you’ve had some time to prepare for CPT® 2020. But now the HCPCS Level II 2020 code set is out for medical coders to review, too! Let’s take a look at some J and Q code changes coming your way Jan. 1, 2020. The Os Have It! Ophthalmology and Oncology […]

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Start Using These 7 PLA Oncology Codes on July 1, 2018

We’ve been on a roll with coding updates lately, so let’s keep that momentum going! The July 2018 updates are bringing changes for Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) CPT® codes. The codes won’t be published in the printed manual until 2019, but the updates are effective July 1, 2018. Seven of the 17 new codes are […]

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