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ICD-10-CM Updates:

Find New Options for Long-Term Therapies, Noncompliance

Published on Fri Sep 16, 2022

Prepare now for more detailed Z79 diagnosis codes. Back in July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a list of nearly 1,500 new codes that will join the ICD-10-CM code set beginning Oct. 1, 2022. Among the changes otolaryngology coders should look out for in Chapter 21, Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services, are [...]
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