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Affected Site Guides Your Diagnosis Coding For Ankylosing Spondylitis in 2015

Published on Tue Mar 24, 2015

Do not ignore age of the patient and codes for other spondylopathies. ICD-10 will get more specific for the diagnosis coding of ankylosing spondylitis. ICD-9: You have a single code 720.0 (Ankylosing spondylitis) for ankylosing spondylitis. ICD-10: Later this year when the ICD-10 applies, you will need documentation in support of the specific site that is affected. Also, you will [...]
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