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Turn to ICD-10 Index, Connect These Soft Tissue Scenarios

Published on Wed Feb 21, 2018

Categories key to pain-free coding. Even the most experienced coders can get stumped when they consult the ICD-10 index for unfamiliar diagnosis codes. Sometimes, even the most straightforward diagnoses can yield two or more different choices. That's especially true when it comes to documenting some of the more common connective tissue disorders (M00-M99), as you'll soon see when you look [...]
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