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Good news – coders are cutting their ICD-10-CM coding error rate from an average of 15% just after the codes took effect in 2015 to 7% last year, attendees learned at this year’s AAPC Healthcon in Las Vegas.
If you were thinking that CMS under the Trump administration might go easier on providers in an audit situation, think again.
With the unbundling of non-face-to-face prolonged service codes (99358, 99359) this year, you gained a brand new way to get paid for the work you do behind the scenes. But don't get dreams of going hog-wild -- you'll be limited to reporting two hours total.
You'll find a variety of tools to help expand the scope of your chronic care management (CCM) services after CMS issued new materials earlier this week.
Listen closely -- new clinical guidelines call for prompt intervention when providers encounter impacted cerumen and ongoing patient education about ear hygiene, among other recommendations.

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