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ICD-10 Coding:

Choose the Right Dx For These Non-indexable Spinal Diseases

Published on Thu Jun 15, 2017

Five examples of what to do when the index fails you. The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 marked a pivotal change in the way that we implement diagnosis codes. One of the fundamental flaws of ICD-9 was its lack of documentation of less common symptoms and diseases. The shift to ICD-10 not only resulted in a greater specificity of codes, [...]
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