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ICD-10:

Update Your MMK-Related Diagnoses This Fall

Published on Thu Jun 11, 2015

You’ll have an easy transition with these codes. During the Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK) procedure, the surgeon places sutures into the vaginal wall at the level of the urethra and bladder neck and anchors them to the pubic bone. Possible diagnoses for MMK procedures include stress incontinence (625.6), vaginal prolapse (618.x) and mixed incontinence (788.33). When ICD-10 goes into effect on Oct. [...]
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