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ICD-10-CM Update:

Narrow Down To K13.3 For Hairy Leukoplakia

Published on Thu Dec 08, 2016

You can’t think leukoplakia for K13.3; don’t forget additional codes that apply. You may commonly submit claims for oral patches. Not every oral patch is a malignancy. Your physician may document ‘hairy leukoplakia’ leaving you confused if this is a malignancy. Moreover, your physician may decide to biopsy some patches and add to your confusion. Here is how you can [...]
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