Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – Urgent COVID-19 ICD-10CM Coding Update




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Summary: This week, Terry closes out April with a Top 10 Q&amp;A for COVID-19 ICD10-CM: hopefully, her last COVID-related podcast for awhile!<br> In an unprecedented move, the CDC added new directions on how to report COVID-19 and suspected COVID-19 patients in ICD-10-CM diagnosing.<br> Since those changes became effective 4/1/2020, there are specific directions on how to code for the coronavirus. For example, even if the test result is unconfirmed, you’ll need to know how to report these patient encounters.<br> It is more important than ever to be accurate: your reimbursement and potential government funding could depend on it.<br> Subscribe and Listen<br> You can subscribe to our podcasts via:<br> <br> * Apple Podcasts – <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/codecast-medical-billing-coding-insights/id1305926627" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/codecast-medical-billing-coding-insights/id1305926627</a><br> * Google Podcasts – <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ia47t6quqphhsanlzpajk37yiga" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ia47t6quqphhsanlzpajk37yiga</a><br> * Spotify – <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1lA69Q7EnjSMuVr3sXVWlX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/show/1lA69Q7EnjSMuVr3sXVWlX</a><br> * Stitcher – <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=156874" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=156874</a><br> * TuneIn – <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/CodeCast--Medical-Billing-p1056702/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://tunein.com/radio/CodeCast–Medical-Billing-p1056702/</a><br> * YouTube – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNm5vs6PFMIEDa5Undidlg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNm5vs6PFMIEDa5Undidlg</a><br> <br> If you’d like to become a sponsor of the CodeCast podcast please contact us directly for pricing: <a href="https://www.terryfletcher.net/contact/">https://www.terryfletcher.net/contact/</a><br>