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ICD-10:

Look to H10 Series for Conjunctivitis in 2015

Published on Mon Nov 10, 2014

Hint: In many cases, an additional digit will specify which eye is infected. When ICD-9 becomes ICD-10 in 2015, you’ll have to be prepared for changes across the board when it comes to diagnosis coding. Often, you’ll have more options that may require tweaking the way you document services and a coder reports it. Check out the following examples of [...]
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