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New Proposed Codes Could Change Your Appendicitis Coding in October

Published on Tue Jun 06, 2017

Myocardial infarction, diverticular disease are also diagnosis codes to watch. Appendicitis coding could be set for a pretty big overhaul as part of the Oct. 1, 2017, ICD-10 update. That’s the word from the proposed changes that the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee discussed during its March meeting. The Committee will not make final decisions until later this year, but [...]
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