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ICD-10-CM:

Prepare Now to Request Better Documentation of Pacemaker Complications

Published on Wed Dec 11, 2013

Upcoming T82 codes will be more detailed than current diagnoses. If your provider is involved with a case because of a pacemaker complication, you’ll have to sift through eight different diagnosis codes – and rely on both the anesthesia and surgical records – to find the best match under ICD-10. Start planning now for how you’ll capture the complication and [...]
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