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ICD-10-CM Update:

Look For an Easy Switch for Enlarged Lymph Nodes in ICD-10-CM

Published on Wed Jan 14, 2015

Remember to distinguish localized vs generalized. If you come across notes from your oncologist about “lymphadenopathy,” it means the patient has an abnormal enlargement of lymph nodes. ICD-9-CM code: Diagnosis coding under ICD-9-CM points you to 785.6 (Enlargement of lymph nodes). The code also applies to the term “swollen glands.” ICD-10-CM changes: When ICD-10-CM takes effect on Oct. 1, 2015, [...]
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