The latest information to keep updated for advanced coding.
Topic: Diabetes Mellitus Definition: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the body’s inability to process and regulate blood sugar. It is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose, which leads over time to serious damage to blood vessels,...
HIV Guidelines Updated for FY2026 FY2026 coding updates provide a good clarification in the HIV guidelines about patients who are on antiretroviral medication. The bottom line is…does the patient currently have or ever had HIV disease, an HIV-related illness or AIDS?...
Leech Therapy (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic) ...Gross but Cool! A patient was admitted to undergo full anticoagulation and leech therapy to prevent progression of the venous congestion in her poorly vascularized right breast flap. How is Leech Therapy coded? Assign code...
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion of Non-Cryopreserved Stem Cell Boost (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic) A patient who is status post allogeneic stem cell transplant was diagnosed with failed remission of acute lymphoid leukemia. The patient was admitted and underwent donor lymphocyte...
Topic: Rhabdomyolysis Definition: Muscle necrosis with release of creatine kinase (CK), potassium, phosphate and myoglobin into the blood stream. The causes can be traumatic or non-traumatic Traumatic- any severe soft tissue/muscle trauma External causes-intense...
Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic) When a pregnant patient is diagnosed with ‘chronic hypertension’, assign a code from category O10, Pre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Chronic hypertension in...
Topic: Social Determinants of Health Definition: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, worship, and age. Diagnostic Criteria: Codes describing...
Chemotherapy Desensitization (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic) When a patient is admitted for chemotherapy desensitization, assign code Z51.11, Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy, as the principal diagnosis. Chemotherapy desensitization...
Lymphovascular Invasion (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic)The patient underwent an outpatient radical prostatectomy with pelvic LN dissection for prostate cancer. The final diagnosis listed on the pathology report indicates lymphovascular invasion; however, it also confirmed...