Cardiology Coding Alert

ICD-10-CM:

New Proposed Codes Could Change Your Heart Failure Coding in October

End stage, right ventricular, ejection fraction, and high output are the ones to watch. After a long freeze, ICD-10-CM will be open for changes going into effect Oct. 1, 2016. A number of the proposed changes involve coding heart failure. Here’s a snapshot of the proposed changes from the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting Sept. 22-23, 2015. You can [...]
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