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The 2025 ICD-10 updates: What DCs need to know

Chiropractic Economics

While updates to the ICD-10 code set happen annually, the changes for 2025 include numerous revisions that directly impact chiropractic practices. If you are importing the diagnosis list as an EHR feature, remember that we did not provide the full update list above.

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Chiropractic maintenance care: How to recognize it, document it and code it

Chiropractic Economics

We tend to have our own dialect in this chiropractic profession. If you eavesdrop on a discussion between any four doctors of chiropractic, you will likely hear at least four different opinions on what these words mean. Maintenance care, wellness care, preventive care, active care, supportive care and the list goes on.

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What is Chiropractic?

ABCA

Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches.

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Proper billing for durable medical equipment

Chiropractic Economics

These items are intended for repeated use and are prescribed by doctors of chiropractic to aid in treating, monitoring or managing a patient’s condition. The CMN provides additional information about the patient’s diagnosis, prognosis and the necessity of the equipment. Notice the specificity of the diagnosis pointer in box 24E.

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Ensure patient compliance with radiology

Chiropractic Economics

And, by clearly communicating with your patients about their diagnosis, treatment options and treatment plans, you can help them understand the importance of remaining in compliance. 1 Education gives evidence and validity of the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.

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Frequently asked questions

ABCA

The American Black Chiropractic Association (ABCA) receives many questions about chiropractic. Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) care for patients of all ages, with a variety of health conditions. The benefits of chiropractic care extend to general health issues, as well, since our body structure affects our overall function.

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Chiropractic documentation: Are you the droid they’re looking for?

Chiropractic Economics

It is a rare occasion that we see doctor of chiropractic emblazoned on a report from the OIG, but it happens. Here are some of the things we see most often and what to do about them: The diagnosis doesn’t match the coding. Commonly, we see this with chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) coding.