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4 Tips Highlight ICD-10 Changes

Published on Wed Aug 12, 2015

Welcome combination codes and seventh digits. By now you should be familiar with basic changes you’ll expect as you transition your general surgery practice from ICD-9 to ICD-10, such as the introduction of laterality for surgical-site codes. But you’ll need to dig deeper as you approach the October 1 implementation date, so we have some little-known tips to help you [...]
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