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Don't Let Complications Complicate Your Hemorrhoid Dx Coding in 2013

Published on Fri Jan 20, 2012

Heads up: Single ICD-9 code spans to eight codes in ICD-10When ICD-10 goes into effect in 2013, you will need to pay more attention to detail when reporting hemorrhoids. You should specifically look for the type of hemorrhoid as chossing the right code is principally based on the type of hemorrhoid i.e. internal, external or unspecified. So, you will need to know if the hemorrhoid is of internal or external type to correctly report it. When details about the type of hemorrhoid are not available you will need to report the condition under unspecified category. In ICD-10 both hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis are placed under one classification (K64, Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis) and this list includes piles too. However, this list does not include hemorrhoids complicating pregnancy (O22.40, Hemorrhoids in pregnancy) and hemorrhoids complicating childbirth and the puerperium (O87.2, Hemorrhoids in the puerperium)While reporting internal hemorrhoids, you need [...]
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