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What Is in the AHA’s Coding Clinic Second Quarter 2025 Release for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS?
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The Second Quarter 2025 newsletter of AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS was June 13, 2025. Let’s explore some of the highlights!
The newsletter includes 28 question and answers addressing the following topics:
Learn to Code: Alzheimer’s Disease
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Did you know? June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Read more to learn about Alzheimer’s disease, how it is categorized in ICD-10-CM, and how it relates to dementia.
Learn to Code: Diabetes Mellitus
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Did you know? April is Defeat Diabetes Month. Read more to learn about this chronic condition, its complications, and how it is categorized in ICD-10-CM.
Highlights of AHA’s Coding Clinic for HCPCS First Quarter 2025 Release
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The First Quarter 2025 issue of the AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS newsletter will be released March 21, 2025. Let’s explore some of the highlights!
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The 2025 Revised Edition includes Fiscal Year 2024 code updates, as well as new information on:
- Assigning codes for presymptomatic Type 1 diabetes mellitus including an overview on the levels of hypoglycemia;
- Assigning BMI codes for adults, children, and adolescents;
- Updates on complications of labor and delivery, including information about prodromal labor;
- New section on ICD-10-CM codes for congenital malformations of the aortic and mitral valves in category Q23;
- Updated information on types of pulmonary embolisms, including cement pulmonary embolism;
- New information on which code to assign for management of pancytopenia due to radioactive drugs.
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The 2nd quarter newsletter for Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS was June 13! Our latest blog post provides an overview of the topics covered.
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June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month! Read our latest blog post to learn how to code this disease.
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