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How ICD-10-CM Codes Are Structured
How an ICD-10-CM code is built - 3 to 7 characters, the category, the decimal, subcategories and the 7th character - and what makes a code billable versus a header.
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ICD-10-CM explained
Plain-English explainers on how the ICD-10-CM classification is built and maintained, and how it connects to crosswalks and risk adjustment.
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GEMs and the ICD-10-CM Fiscal Year Update Cycle
How the ICD-10-CM fiscal-year update works (new, revised and deleted codes effective October 1), how proposals are made, and what the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) are and are not for.
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HCC V28 Overview for Coders
A plain-English overview of the CMS-HCC version 28 risk adjustment model, how ICD-10-CM codes map to HCCs, the phase-in from V24, and why coding rules stay the same.
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