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ICD-10 Coding:

Note Documentation So Your Limb Pain Dx Isn't Left Hanging

Published on Mon Mar 18, 2019

Incomplete Dx could mean denials. Whenever a patient has pain in any limb — arm or leg — you’ll be making your code choice from a single diagnosis coding family for just about every iteration of the condition. The code set is M79.6- (Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes), but don’t be fooled by the convenience of all [...]
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