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## [Are Coding & Meds Consistent with 0110 Special Treatments?](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/are-coding-meds-consistent-with-0110-special-treatments)

## Section O: Special Treatments Can Increase the Patient's Case Mix and Your Reimbursement.

If the patient has any of the following conditions make sure coding and medications support the answers to Section O. 

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jun 3, 2025

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## [‘Etiology’ and ‘Manifestation’ Home Health Coding on OASIS](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/etiology-and-manifestation-home-health-coding-on-oasis)

In certain cases, ICD-10-CM guidelines require more than one diagnosis code to report a condition. The use of two diagnosis codes in is called “mandatory multiple coding,” “dual classification,” “dual coding,” or “mandatory dual coding.” One specific example of such mandatory dual...

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Aug 22, 2023

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## [CDC Coding Guidelines for COVID-19](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/cdc-home-health-coding-guidelines-for-covid-19)

Use the [following CDC Guidelines for assigning ICD-10](https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/COVID-19-guidelines-final.pdf) to patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19:

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Apr 11, 2022

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## [Home Health Coding: Medicare Do's & Don'ts under PDGM](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-coding-medicare-dos-donts)

With CMS’s Home Health Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) that became effective 1/1/2020, the practice of coding home health OASIS assessments also changed. Before, we recorded six (6) diagnosis codes on the OASIS assessment. Now, we can include up to twenty-five (25) diagnoses on...

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on May 6, 2020

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## [Home Health Coding: The Real Reason for ICD 10-CM](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-coding-the-real-reason-for-icd-10-cm)

## The reason for the delays…

Home Health Coding - Like the rest of the planet, Home health EMRs and other home health consultants have implemented ICD-10 diagnostic codes. On January 16, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a regulation requiring the...

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