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Ahima has partnered with marsi to present the first risk adjustment codingauditing course that prepares professionals for risk adjustment coding while going a step further to address chart auditing. Cms provides credible information on risk adjustment and documentation requirements, and the icd10cm official coding guidelines are important to adhere to because risk adjustment applies diagnosis codes icd10cm, not procedure codes cpt, hcpcs, pcs. Crc training risk adjustment coding certification course. Though the modules are selfguided, there are instructors standing by to answers questions via phone or email in case you need help or clarification. In hcc coding, the risk adjustment coding professional codes all conditions for the episode of care like traditional coding. Risk adjustment medical billing and coding forum aapc. Coding and abstracting of medical records for risk adjustment purposes that mapped at a unique date of service level. Use risk adjustment faqs to get answers for all questions about risk adjustment of hcc coding.
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