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Hypertension, Part 1:

Answer 6 FAQs to Ensure Clean Hypertension Claims

Published on Wed Aug 24, 2022

Hint: Report a secondary code from category N18- when reporting from category I12-. Reporting the correct ICD-10-CM codes on your hypertension claim can be tricky because you have so many options. You must also make sure to follow guidance the ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting sets forth. Chapter 9 in the guidelines covers cardiology, and it’s a particularly robust [...]
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