Diagnosis Coding:
Figure Out Your Alternatives For Top Diagnosis Codes
Published on Fri Nov 22, 2019
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 [...]