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Presentation: Analysis of Attachment D
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Therese Rode, RHIT, HCS-D

ICD-9-CM Conventions and Guidelines
These are the ultimate rules for ICD-9-CM coding
ICD-9-CM Maintenance Committee
Discussions are done year-round by this CMS committee on the code set and potential changes.
CMS’s HHA Portal
The anchor page for all things home health.
Case-mix Grouper
This is the software package issued by CMS that is the base for payment calculations.

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Home Care Coding Expert is the official magazine of AHCC.

In this issue…
Choosing the correct CAD code for your home health patient takes a little bit of insider information. The information itself is easy to understand, but you won’t find it among the code descriptors for subcategory 414.0x (Coronary atherosclerosis). To begin, you’ll need to ask yourself a few simple questions…Read More

Learning Moment of the Month

With about 20 changes coming for stasis ulcers, you have to know the base of this coding: Using Category 454 means you do not need an ulcer code. If there is no documentation of varicose veins.. Read More