The Minnesota Administrative Uniformity Committee (MN AUC) has established coding specifications per Minnesota Statutes Section 62J.536 and related rules, and published the Minnesota Uniform Companion Guides. AUC Best Practices are community standards intended to reduce variation and encourage further administrative simplification in the healthcare industry. Medica follows these MN AUC guidelines. Minnesota Uniform Companion Guides and related Best Practices are available at the MN AUC website.
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Code Updates. Medica shall have the right to update any codes — such as DRG, Revenue Code, ICD-CM Code, HCPCS Code and/or CPT® Code — from time to time according to changes in the industry, including:
- The latest edition of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) manual, which is revised by the American Medical Association (AMA)
- The latest edition of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) manual, which is revised by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The latest edition of the ICD-CM, which is issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- The latest guidelines from the National Uniform Billing Committee
- The latest Diagnostic Resource Group (DRG) information and guidelines as published by CMS
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