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Watch For Hematuria Mention to Select the Right Cystitis ICD-10 Code

Published on Mon Nov 10, 2014

Encourage detailed documentation for the most specific diagnosis code assignment.  Cystitis is probably a common word in your urology practice. But seeing “cystitis” doesn’t lead you to one single diagnosis code in ICD-9, and it won’t get any simpler in ICD-10 either. You’ll still need more details from your urologist to choose the proper code.  Stick to the Documentation In [...]
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