ICD-10 coding is evolving again for FY 2026, bringing new codes, updated guidelines, and compliance requirements that every healthcare provider and coder must follow. These changes affect ...

As of January 1, 2026, the medical coding landscape has undergone its most significant transformation in years, with the AMA releasing 418 CPT changes and CMS finalizing updated ICD-10-CM guidelines ...

Accurate ICD-10-CM coding in long term care (LTC) is not just a compliance exercise. It directly affects care planning, ...

Instruction can be found in Section II of the 2021 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for "Selection of Principal Diagnosis." Q: When two conditions are both present on admission, ...

The codes must be fully implemented in acute care and ambulatory care settings to inform provider and public health responses ...