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Interpret Guideline 19 With Clinical Integrity

Published on Tue Apr 28, 2026

Not every condition mentioned in the documentation should be coded. Guideline 19 of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting sounds deceptively simple: “The assignment of a diagnosis code is based on the provider’s diagnostic statement that the condition exists. The provider’s statement that the patient has a particular condition is sufficient. Code assignment is not based on clinical [...]
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