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Prepare for New Vessel Terminology in ICD-10

New I82.4- family gets specific for thrombosis. Right now, knowing whether a lower extremity deep vein embolism or thrombosis is proximal or distal is all the information you need to fill out your claim forms. But that won’t be the case once you begin using ICD-10 in October 2014. To get ready for the change, you’ll need to train your [...]
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