ICD 10 Coding Alert
You Be the Coder:
How to Interpret NEC and NOS in ICD-10
Published on Mon May 07, 2012
Question: California Subscriber Answer: When your physician doesn't clearly specify the condition, you can use a NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) code -- although payers usually frown upon this process. An example is H40.9 (Unspecified glaucoma).
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