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ICD-10:

Focus On the Type to Set Your Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis

Published on Wed Jul 22, 2015

Watch when you have fewer choices than with ICD-9. Effective Oct. 1, 2015, a diagnosis of cerebral palsy will fall into one of four categories: spastic, ataxic, athetoid/dyskinetic, or mixed. ICD-10 will bring more type-specific diagnoses, so you’ll need to ensure that your physician documents the specific type of cerebral palsy in the clinical note. Prepare For More Detailed Descriptors [...]
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