Cardiology Coding Alert

ICD-10-CM:

Prepare for a 5 Way Split of Nonrheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disorder Code 424.2 in 2015

No documentation of rheumatic or nonrheumatic? Here’s what to do. One of the most important parts of ICD-10 transition preparation is ensuring you’ve planned ahead to get the specific documentation you need to choose the most appropriate code. For heart valve disorders, that means making it simple for your physician to capture the nature of the disorder based on ICD-10 [...]
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