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Expect Direct 289.9 to D75.9 Diagnosis Crosswalk

Published on Mon Nov 05, 2012

But coagulation defects exit 'other specified' category. You can expect some stability in reporting bone marrow/blood diagnoses when you change to ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2014 -- at least in the "other specified" and "unspecified" codes. The diagnosis for the case in "3 Tips Substantiate Bone Marrow Case Study Coding" on page 89 is 289.9 (Unspecified diseases of blood and blood-forming organs), which has a direct crosswalk in ICD-10 to D75.9 (Disease of blood and blood-forming organs, unspecified). Downsize 'Other Specified' Family Although several entries remain the same for "other specified diseases of blood and blood-forming organs," you can expect some changes, too, when you switch to ICD-10. The same: Look for a direct cross walk for the following codes: 289.83 (Myelofibrosis NOS) crosswalks to D75.81 (Myelofibrosis) 289.84 (Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia [hit]) crosswalks to D75.82 (same definition) 289.89 (Other specified diseases of blood and blood-forming organs) crosswalks to D75.89 (same definition), although [...]
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