ICD-10-CM:
172.4 and C43.4 Differ in 1 Major Way for Melanoma Coding
Published on Fri Apr 13, 2012
Plus: Get the latest on the proposed implementation date.News flash: On April 9, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a proposed rule that includes a new ICD-10 implementation date: Oct. 1, 2014.This information about the one-year delay is in an April 9 press release, "New Health Care Law Provisions Cut Red Tape, Save Up to $4.6 Billion," at
www.cms.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp. If the new date has you feeling motivated to step up your preparations, check out this review of coding melanoma of the scalp and neck. It reveals how corresponding ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes with similar definitions may include different diagnoses.ICD-9-CM Code172.4, Malignant melanoma of skin of scalp and neckICD-10-CM CodesC43.4, Malignant melanoma of scalp and neckD03.4, Melanoma in situ of scalp and neckICD-9-CM coding rules: ICD-9-CM instructs you to include melanocarcinoma, melanoma in situ of skin, and melanoma (skin) NOS under 172.x (Malignant melanoma of [...]
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