ICD 10 Coding Alert

Guidelines:

Watch Your Step When Assigning Diagnosis Codes for Falls

Read the rules about including Z codes describing a risk or history of falling. ICD-10 may be a trip, but you don’t have to get tripped up when coding for falls with this helpful guidance. When a patient presents to the ED for evaluation after a fall, there are a myriad of ICD-10 coding concepts for both the coder and [...]
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