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Don't forget about a key change to a Medicare-covered HCPCS code that providers reported hundreds of thousands of times in its debut year. As of Jan. 1, code G0136 now covers physical activity and nutrition assessments, not social determinants of health (SDOH).
 
 
Remind your team that the provider/patient relationship is the focus of G2211 and sit tight for updates that will allow the add-on code with unbundled home or residence E/Ms visits.
 
 
Proposed changes to the ICD-10-CM code set include new codes for ectopic pregnancy, vanishing twin syndrome, cardiomyopathy, osteomyelitis, numerous toxic effect codes and personal history of clostridiodes difficile infection, among others.
 
The update, which includes 184 new codes, 30 invalidated codes and four revised codes, was released Friday, April 10, as part of the proposed Medicare FY2027 Hospital Inpatient PPS (IPPS) rule. If finalized, the changes will take effect Oct. 1, 2026.
 
Make sure your practice uses the new version of the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage when it goes into effect and consider an early switch to prevent mistakes.
 
Take an early look at the latest updates to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) procedure-to-procedure (PTP) and medically unlikely edits (MUE), which go into effect April 1, 2026. You'll find more than 3,750 new PTP code pairs bundled together, placing restrictions on billing eligibility.
 

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