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ICD-10 Update:

Expect Broader Reporting Options For Chronic Gastritis in ICD-10

Published on Thu Mar 21, 2013

Hint: The existence or lack of bleeding is still the final key to right code selection. If you’re reporting chronic gastritis diagnosis after Oct.1, 2014, be ready to scrutinize documentation minutely --- you will need to focus on lab findings to check extent of disease progress as it is going to influence the ICD-10 code that you will choose to [...]
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