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ICD-10 Update:

Peptic Ulcers Crosswalk to K27 in ICD-10

Published on Tue Oct 01, 2013

Hint: If cause is alcohol abuse, don’t forget to identify it additionally. When reporting peptic ulcer diagnoses after Oct.1, 2014, you will no longer have to focus on obstructions.  ICD-10 codes will require you to concentrate only on chronicity, and the presence or absence of hemorrhage and perforations. ICD-9: For reporting peptic ulcers in ICD-9, you start out with the [...]
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