The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code for the antiviral medication VEKLURYTM (remdesivir) when administered in the outpatient setting. The new code is in response to the recent statement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel regarding therapies for the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
AHA Updates Guidance On Using Z-Codes For Social Needs
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has posted updated guidance to help hospitals and clinicians use ICD-10-CM “Z codes” to capture data on the social needs of patient populations, including non-medical factors that may influence a patient’s health status.
Update on CMS IPPS 2022 Final Rule for Hospital Revenue Cycle Management
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New ICD-10 Codes Announced For Reporting COVID-19 Therapeutics, Vaccination Status
Effective April 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement three new ICD-10 diagnosis codes for reporting COVID-19 vaccination status and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement seven new ICD-10 procedure codes for COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines.