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ICD 10 Update:

Ace Coding for Ear Conditions With These 3 Quick Tips

Published on Tue Sep 16, 2014

Look out for laterality, sequencing and more. ICD-9 groups diagnosis codes for ear and mastoid conditions in the same chapter (Nervous System and Sense Organs), but that will change in ICD-10. Once Oct. 1, 2015, comes, you’ll find these diagnoses in a separate chapter with several category breakdowns:  H60-H62 – Diseases of the external ear H65-H75 – Diseases of the [...]
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