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Latest ICD-10-CM Update Includes New Codes for Cough, COVID-19

Published on Thu Aug 12, 2021

Plus: EDs can benefit from new back pain diagnosis codes. You’ll see 191 new codes added to the ICD-10-CM code set beginning on Oct. 1, 2021, but that’s not all. CMS also revised and deleted some diagnosis codes, in addition to creating new guidelines for them. To get a handle on the changes most relevant to emergency departments, read on. [...]
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