Understanding ICD-10-CM Codes: The Important, Comprehensive, and Distinct Facts [Part 3 of 6]
Welcome back to our blog series! The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, or ICD-10-CM, is a morbidity classification published by the United States for classifying diagnoses and reasons for visits in all healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for Fiscal Year 2023 have the updated condition guidelines for coding and reporting. First, what is the difference between an Active medical condition and a History of a condition?…
