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FY 2027 ICD-10-CM Updates: What Every Medical Coder Needs to Know Before October 1

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized the FY 2027 update to the ICD-10-CM code set, and coders need to update themselves in diagnosis codes before it takes…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 8, 2026

Medical coding

2027 CPT Manual: Major Surgical Code Changes

2027 CPT Manual Preview: New Surgical Implant Codes for Knee Pain, Heart Failure, Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair, and Pharyngeal Tumor Excision The 2027 CPT code set is shaping up to bring…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 7, 2026

Medical coding

Skin Replacement and Skin Substitute Coding: A Practical Guide for Coders

Grafting charts tend to intimidate coders who don't see them every day, and honestly, that's fair — the terminology alone (autograft, allograft, xenograft, tissue-cultured autograft) can make a straightforward op…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 3, 2026

Medical coding

Wound Repair Coding Guide: Simple, Intermediate & Complex Repairs Explained

Anyone who's spent time coding ED or urgent care charts knows wound repair codes come up constantly — and honestly, they cause more denials than they should. Not because the…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 2, 2026

Medical coding

CMS Just Released the October 2026 HCPCS Update — Here’s What’s Changing

On August 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dropped its quarterly refresh of the HCPCS Level II code set. Mark your calendars, because these changes go live…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC August 26, 2026

Medical coding

CMS Wants to Add Three New Code Sets in 2027 — Here’s What Coders Should Watch

If you code for a primary care or multi-specialty practice, the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposal is worth a slow read, not a skim. CMS is floating three additions…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC August 20, 2026

Medical coding

ICD-10-PCS FY 2027 Updates: What Coders Need to Know Before October 1

If you code inpatient procedures, mark your calendar. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new ICD-10-PCS codes for fiscal year 2027 in June, and they go…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC August 18, 2026

Medical coding

2027 CPT Coding Changes for Obstetric Care: What Coders Need to Know

A Major Shift in How Obstetric Care Is Billed For decades, obstetric practices have relied on a single global billing code to cover an entire pregnancy — from the first…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC August 10, 2026

Medical coding

CMS Adds 19 New HCPCS Codes to Home Health Consolidated Billing from October 2026

Starting October 1, 2026, medical coders working in home health will have 19 new HCPCS Level II codes to watch for. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC August 3, 2026

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Thrombolysis Coding Guide: CPT Codes 37211–37214, 37195, and 61645 Explained

Thrombolysis coding trips up even experienced coders because, unlike most procedures, it isn't billed once — it's billed per calendar day, sometimes across multiple days of treatment. This guide walks…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC July 28, 2026