Many rare diseases don't have an ICD code, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at NIH is exploring ways to best expand those codes to benefit rare disease patients and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the mental and behavioral health needs of many Americans, and, with social isolation rampant during that time, particular focus was trained on the health effects that ...

K8060 Calculus of gallbladder and bile duct with cholecystitis, unspecified, without obstruction L24A2 Irritant contact dermatitis due to fecal, urinary or dual incontinence L24B3 Irritant contact ...

H66001 Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, right ear H66002 Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear H66003 Acute ...

The "lookup-before-coding" method allows AI to review past cases, improving ICD code accuracy and outperforming physicians and baseline AI models. Smaller open-source AI models, when using the lookup ...

I120 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease I129 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or ...

Medical billing and coding systems ensure that health providers get paid for their services. Learn the steps in medical ...

Climate change is contributing to the inequitable suffering of billions of people around the world. Driven by human greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related hazards -- including heat waves, floods, ...

New IBC diagnosis codes, effective October 1, 2025, will improve documentation, expedite treatment, and support research efforts. IBC is aggressive and often misdiagnosed due to atypical symptoms, ...

K08111 Complete loss of teeth due to trauma, class I K08112 Complete loss of teeth due to trauma, class II K08113 Complete loss of teeth due to trauma, class III K08114 Complete loss of teeth due to ...