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Precisely Understand ‘Unspecified’ Codes

Published on Tue Mar 25, 2025

Question: I’m having trouble understanding how the word “unspecified” differs between diagnosis code descriptors. Could you please explain how the same word can mean different things? California Subscriber Answer: Certainly! According to the ICD-10-CM official guideline, section I.A.9.b, “Codes titled ‘unspecified’ are for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code.” This [...]
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