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Get Ready for Dx Updates This October

Published on Fri Jun 10, 2016

Cardiovascular system changes and more will impact your practice. After a five-year code freeze to ease transitioning to ICD-10 CM, you can expect to see the first set of annual updates this Oct. 1. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted a preliminary list of ICD-10-CM changes for what will become ICD-10-CM 2017. With the release of [...]
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