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Look Beyond R00.0's Descriptor for Proper Tachycardia Coding

Published on Fri May 08, 2015

Count on the index to keep your coding for sinus tachycardia on the right path. Under ICD-10, you’ll be turning to R00.0 for a rapid heart beat, instead of 785.0. But you won’t be using R00.0 exactly the same as your old go-to ICD-9 code. ICD-9-CM Code 785.0, Tachycardia unspecified ICD-10-CM Code R00.0, Tachycardia, unspecified Tachycardia is a higher than [...]
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