For those of you who haven't seen the announcement, United Healthcare is implementing a Diagnosis Code Requirement Policy effective 5/1/2024.
The following 3 existing policies will be retired effective 5/1/2024, because the content will be addressed in the new comprehensive policy:
This new policy will also address Excludes 1 coding.
You can find more information here: https://www.uhcprovider.com/en/resource-library/news/2024/rpub-jan-2024.html
The following 3 existing policies will be retired effective 5/1/2024, because the content will be addressed in the new comprehensive policy:
- Inpatient Unacceptable Principal Diagnosis, Facility
- Outpatient Hospital Inappropriate Primary Diagnosis Code Policy, Facility
- Inappropriate Primary Diagnosis Codes Policy, Professional
This new policy will also address Excludes 1 coding.
You can find more information here: https://www.uhcprovider.com/en/resource-library/news/2024/rpub-jan-2024.html
