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ICD-10-CM:

Match STEMI Site to Code Using This Simple Table

Published on Fri Feb 10, 2017

Don’t assume you should use 9 at the end of your code for an unspecified site STEMI. Need to code an acute anteroapical transmural infarction? No problem! Scan through the conditions below to find the correct code for your ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases based on the ICD-10-CM code set.  
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