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Here's something worth flagging to your referring providers: if a requisition still uses an old, general diagnosis code when a more specific one now exists, that's one avoidable reason a lab claim gets denied.

We put together this guide on what the new ICD-10 updates mean for physician office labs and reference labs—from hereditary cancer panels to toxicology screens: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/lab/what-the-2027-icd-10-updates-mean-for-lab-test-orders-and-medical-necessity.html

Quick reference for your coding team: when to use 7th character A vs. D vs. S, plus the top 5 sepsis coding mistakes that lead to denials.

Want more details? Take a look: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/common-icd-10-coding-errors-sepsis-7th-characters-obgyn-sequencing.html

Quick questions for your medical coding team: do you know why “urosepsis” shouldn't automatically be coded as sepsis? Or why R65.2- can never go first on a claim?

These are two of the most common ICD-10 coding errors we see—along with mistakes in 7th character use and OBGYN sequencing.

We put together this practical guide to help your team avoid the denials these errors cause: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/common-icd-10-coding-errors-sepsis-7th-characters-obgyn-sequencing.html

Take a look at this year's ICD-10 changes—what's new, what's gone, and which chapters saw the biggest updates.

For a detailed analysis of the impacts, read our update: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/icd-10-code-changes-for-2027-what-coders-and-billers-need-to-know.html

ICD-10 updates affect every claim your practice submits. This year's changes are lighter than last year's (209 vs. 544!)—but there are still important ones to know, including new codes for vanishing twin syndrome and hereditary cancer syndromes like Lynch syndrome and BRCA1/BRCA2.

We broke it all down so your coding team doesn't have to dig through the full code book: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/icd-10-code-changes-for-2027-what-coders-and-billers-need-to-know.html

New ICD-10 code additions, revisions, and deletions are on the way. Get ahead of them before they take effect on October 1.

Join us for ARIA Academy, our free educational webinar series led by our billing and coding experts, for a full breakdown of the 2027 changes, plus focused sessions on sepsis coding, OBGYN updates, injury sequencing, and Z status codes.

This isn't just for practices—the sepsis and septicemia sequencing guidance we'll cover has direct implications for lab reporting too.

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Ever wonder what actually happens between "doctor orders a test" and "result is in the chart"? Here's a look at how CGM LABDAQ automates that entire workflow for freestanding ERs—no paper, no manual re-entry, no bottlenecks.

Full breakdown here: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/lab/choosing-a-laboratory-information-system-lis-for-freestanding-ers-and-micro-hospitals.html

A freestanding ER lab doesn't get the luxury of a big hospital's staff or scale—it has to do more with less, faster, 24/7. That's exactly why the right laboratory information system matters so much here.

We put together a guide on what freestanding ERs and micro-hospitals should look for in an LIS, and how CGM LABDAQ was built for this kind of fast-paced environment.

Take a look: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/lab/choosing-a-laboratory-information-system-lis-for-freestanding-ers-and-micro-hospitals.html

Take a look at what a truly connected practice looks like.

EHR, lab, claims, billing, and patient outreach—all working together instead of five separate systems that don't talk to each other. This is what we help new practices build from day one.

See how it all fits together: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/opening-a-new-practice-with-a-lab.html

Launching a new practice with a lab? There's a lot to plan for, and how well your systems talk to each other matters just as much as what's in the exam room.

We put together a guide on building a connected practice from day one: EHR, lab, billing, and patient outreach, all working together.

Take a look: https://www.cgm.com/usa_en/articles/articles/opening-a-new-practice-with-a-lab.html