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ICD-10 Coding:

Don't Have A Seizure Over Choosing Dx for Mental Disorder Presentations In The ED

Published on Mon Nov 25, 2013

Watch for specificity in documentation to select the most granular code listed for substance abuse related visits. A big challenge in coding for mentally ill ED patients is assigning a diagnosis based on the ED presentation and the current mental status of the patient while that are in the ED setting. That diagnosis assignment can be even harder with the [...]
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