The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is proud to present a series of free coding webinars from distinguished experts on important and timely topics related to coding. This article addresses key points from the first webinar, “ICD-10-CM: Diagnosis Coding and the Importance of Getting It Right,” which was presented by Jeffrey F. Linzer Sr, MD, FAAP. The webinar is available to be viewed in its entirety at https://coding.aap.org/webinars. Each coding webinar in the series has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 1.0 continuing education hours.
Dr Linzer discussed the following points supporting why clear documentation of diagnoses and appropriate reporting of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes are important to all pediatric physicians and other qualified health care professionals who provide services to children:
Dr Linzer also offered tips on terminology used to document diagnoses and appropriate...