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Diagnosis Coding:

Figure Out Your Alternatives For Top Diagnosis Codes

CMS won’t budge on excluding muscle weakness. While Medicare officials made some tweaks to PDGM’s diagnosis codes, most of them remained as-is — including some top codes frequently used by home health agencies. Numerous commenters on the 2020 proposed rule urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to add M62.81 (Muscle weakness (generalized)), R26.89 (Other abnormalities of gait and [...]
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