Question for PPS Coordinators

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When PPS Coordinators Are Expected to “Just Know” ICD-10-CM In many Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), PPS Coordinators play a critical role in reimbursement, compliance, and audit readiness. They influence principal diagnosis selection, comorbidity tiering, and the accuracy of the IRF-PAI — all factors that directly affect payment. Yet one reality continues to surface across facilities […]

CWTC [Episode 217] Pain, Epistaxis due to Procedure, Time or MDM, Rib Pain due to Trauma

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CWTC [Episode 209] Holiday Coding Trivia Game

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Moving Day for ICD-10-CM – HB444-A, HB444-M, HB444-D, LB100-A, LB100-M, LB100-D

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There’s so much to adjust as we move to a new home. We must sort through all we’ve accumulated, toss the things that no longer hold value and carefully preserve what does. ICD-10-CM gets a “new home” each October 1st, sometimes with minor decorative changes and other times with a complete overhaul. For 2025 the […]

CWTC [Episode 203] E16 Codes for Diabetes in FY2025

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CWTC [Episode 200] New ICD-10-CM Codes for 2025 Coming Your Way

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CWTC [Episode 192] Proximal Femur Periprosthetic Fractures and IGC Selection

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CWTC [Episode 191] Eclipse Coding – What?

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Web Event “Tuning Up the Code Set for 2024 (ICD-10 Updates) begins September 20, 2023 at 1pm Eastern

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Once a year many of us take our cars to our local repair shop or mechanic to get a tune up. As our cars become more and more sophisticated, with computer systems and electronic ignitions, this is becoming more and more important to keep our vehicles in tip top shape.  Although for some of us […]