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Coding Productivity

Sharing this interesting article on coding productivity.  It discusses how many charts per hour or per day can be performed by an inpatient coder using ICD-10-CM/PCS ( Procedure Coding System)  American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA )  is defining a “new normal” by establishing ICD-10-CM/PCS coding productivity benchmarks.   ICD-10-CM/PCS =  for hospital inpatient use only Will not replace CPT codes used by physicians Measuring and Benchmarking Coding Productivity: A Dec ade of AHIMA Leadership 24 inpatient records per eight-hour paid workday (20 min per records; three records per hour) 40 invasive procedure encounters per eight-hour paid workday (five per hour; 12 min per encounter or operative session) 120 emergency department coding per eight-hour paid workday (15 per hour; 4 min per encounter) 240 ancillary tests coding per eight-hour paid workday (30 per hour; two min per report or test) Glad to see they say s...