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3 True/False Questions Prove You Shouldn't Overlook ICD-10-PCS

Published on Tue Sep 15, 2015

You need to know the difference between Excision and Resection. Although you may be focused entirely on ICD-10-CM coding, you shouldn’t forget about reviewing ICD-10-PCS. These three Q&As highlight a few subtleties. Question 1: The physician cuts out a complete lymph node chain. You should consider this procedure to have the root operation of Excision. Answer 1: False. When the [...]
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