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Give Your Hypertension Coding a Clean Bill of Health With 7 Tips

Published on Mon Dec 11, 2017

Hint: Two codes are required when you report secondary hypertension. With 11 types of hypertension classified in the 2018 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, it's no wonder that remembering all of the rules for hypertension coding can become quite tricky. Heed the following seven tips to keep your hypertension coding on the right track this upcoming year. Editor's note: The 2018 ICD-10 [...]
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