Dermatology Coding Alert
701 Series Ends Up All Over the ICD-10 Map
New diagnosis codes for “other hypertrophic and atrophic conditions of skin” can be found in L85.-, L94.-, and L11.- series, among others.
By now, most coders are aware that diagnosis coding, for many dermatological cases, will get a lot less simple when ICD-10 comes into effect — and the codes will get a lot more specific.
Conditions like circumscribed scleroderma, acquired keratoderma, and striae atrophicae, which are each now represented by one ICD-9 code each, will be expanded into code series of three or more, with each code representing more specificity about the disease.
Here’s a look at how your coding for ICD-9’s 701.x series will change with ICD-10.
Learn more: For more information on the ICD-10 conversion, as well as specific ICD-9 to ICD-10 code bridges, visit https://www.aapc.com/codes/.
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