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Be Sure All Your Diagnosis Codes Are Switched Over As Of Oct. 1

Published on Fri Oct 23, 2020

Beware of yet another way 2020 is a unique year — this time for diagnosis coding purposes. For the ICD-10 update effective Oct. 1, “there is no ‘gratis period’ for implementation,” notes consultant Dee Kornetti with Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions. “Claims dated on/after 10/1/2020 must reflect the current code set,” Kornetti emphasizes in the firm’s electronic newsletter. “The [...]
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