Anesthesia Coding Alert

ICD-10 Update:

Zero in on More Specific Diagnoses for Low Back Pain

Look ahead to code changes in October. Fall brings cooler weather and changing leaves – and, for the coding world, updated ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its latest list of ICD-10 codes that will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2021. The rundown: According to the WHO, the new code book will have: 191 new [...]
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