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Coding and Medical Record Documentation​


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Accurate medical reco​rd documentation and code selection is a cornerstone of care continuation, demonstrating care complexity, compliance and reimbursement. This section offers general and Specialty-Specific Coding Guidelines.



Document Title Date Document Added​Source
General
Maryland Medicaid Wellpoint HEDIS Coding Booklet​
​Oct 28, 2024
​Wellpoint

HCC Coding: V24 versus V28

​Oct 25, 2024

​Coding Intel


UnitedHealthcare National Gold Card Program CPT Code List​
Oct 1, 2024​​United Healthcare
Setting your organization up for HCC success​Sep 6, 2024​IMO Health
Specificity in clinical documentation: 5 considerations for revenue optimization Sep 5, 2024​IMO Health
Coding for Screening and Brief Intervention Reimbursement ​Feb 22, 2023 SAMHSA
Medical Documentation and checklists Feb 22, 2023 Novitas
Ins and Outs of Behavioral Health Documentation Audits Feb 22, 2023 AAPC
Kaiser Compliance and Regulatory Policy ​Apr 15, 2023​JHHP
Payment Error Rate Measurement Program​Apr 15, 2023​​JHHP
​​Guidelines for Medical Record Documentation​May 31, 2023​NCQA
Maryland Medical Record Retention and Release GuidelinesMay 31, 2023​MDH
E/M Services Guide MLNMay 31, 2023​CMS
CMS Coding Guidelines
Billing Requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program Services with New Condition Code 92​
Oct 20, 2024

​MLN

MD Insurance Commissioner Provider Issues​Apr 15, 2023​MDH
2024 ICD-10-CM Code Addendum - UPDATED 6.23.23Jun 30, 2023​CMS
Billing Medicare Part B for Insulin with New Limits on Patient Monthly Coinsurance​Jun 30, 2023​CMS
Medicare NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP) Edits​Jun 30, 2023​CMS
Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs)Jun 30, 2023​​CMS
Medicare NCCI Add-on Code Edits​Jun 30, 2023​CMS
ICD-10 & Other Coding Revisions to Laboratory National Coverage Determinations: October 2023 Update​Jul 31, 2023​Medicare Learning Network
Evaluation and Management
Coding Compliance


Oct 31, 2024
​Medical Revenue Cycle Specialists
AMA releases CPT 2025 code setSep 10, 2024​​AMA
CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M)Code and Guideline Changes Feb 22, 2023 AMA
Compliance Program GuidanceApr 15, 2023​​ASCO
Connecting Social Determinants of Health to ICD-10 CM Z Codes​ ​Jun 30, 2023​ASCO
USING Z CODES: The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data Journey to Better Outcomes​Jun 30, 2023​CMS
Billing and Revenue Cycle for Telehealth Using SDOH Z Codes and Telemedicine to Increase Revenue​Jul 31, 2023​​
​MRCS
Jul 31, 2023​Advanced MD

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