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ICD-10 Update:

Look Forward to a Simple Crossover For Angiodysplasia of Colon

Published on Tue Apr 23, 2013

Hint: The presence of hemorrhage is still the final key to right code selection. Your gastroenterologist might frequently see patients for bleeding in the stools which could be caused by angiodysplasia of the colon. Nailing an angiodysplasia diagnosis in ICD-9 and ICD-10 hinges on the presence or absence of hemorrhage. Depending on presence or absence of hemorrhage, angiodysplasia can be [...]
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