jbaird
Networker
N63 BREAST MASS ICD10 CODES - How to request "OTHER SPECIFIED" be added for Oct 2018
Hello,
Does anyone know how to make a request for additional digits to be added to ICD-10 codes?
I had hoped the N63 code group would have an addition this fall to include an additional digit of 8 like what we see on the breast cancer codes to allow for coding overlapping quadrant areas, ie. 12,3,6 or 9 o'clock locations. Breast cancer codes allow for use of C50.8-- for overlapping sites, however this is not available with the breast mass codes & we do receive denials for use of the unspecified quadrant codes. At this point it does not look like the N63 section codes will change Oct 2018.
Hello,
Does anyone know how to make a request for additional digits to be added to ICD-10 codes?
I had hoped the N63 code group would have an addition this fall to include an additional digit of 8 like what we see on the breast cancer codes to allow for coding overlapping quadrant areas, ie. 12,3,6 or 9 o'clock locations. Breast cancer codes allow for use of C50.8-- for overlapping sites, however this is not available with the breast mass codes & we do receive denials for use of the unspecified quadrant codes. At this point it does not look like the N63 section codes will change Oct 2018.