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Use This Primer to Get Familiar With Q75.-

Published on Thu Mar 03, 2022

Question: There are a lot of very specific-sounding conditions under the Q75.-base code in ICD-10. Can you give me any information on how to make the 4th character decision for these codes? Massachusetts Subscriber Answer: From humble beginnings, Q75.- (Other congenital malformations of skull and face bones) explodes into an array of 4th character choices, which often leave coders flummoxed on how [...]
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