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Watch for Where BMI Codes Get More Specific Under ICD-10

Published on Wed Mar 06, 2013

Good news: Most ICD-9 codes have straight crosswalk for ICD-10. Obesity in adults and children continues to be a hot topic in the news, and a common condition for family physicians to see in their practices. Documentation associated with body mass index (BMI) will continue to need great detail when ICD-10 becomes effective in October 2014, because of numerous code [...]
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