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Confirm Hematuria When You Report Interstitial Cystitis

Published on Wed Jan 14, 2015

Question: Our physician reported interstitial cystitis in a patient who had hematuria. How can we code for this diagnosis? What will be the ICD-10-CM options for us in the next year? Florida Subscriber Answer: The ICD-9-CM code for interstitial cystitis is 595.1 (Chronic interstitial cystitis). ICD-9-CM has no specific options for the presentation of hematuria. ICD-10-CM: When your diagnosis coding changes, you [...]
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