ICD-10:
530.85 Translates to More Distinct Choices in ICD-10
Published on Mon Jan 14, 2013
Upgrade your Barrett’s esophagus documentation. One code says it all in ICD-9 -- 530.85 (Barrett’s esophagus). But one code won’t do when ICD-10 goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2014. For ICD-9, there is a single classification for all forms of Barrett’s esophagus, and you use the same code irrespective of the presence or absence of dysplastic changes. Dysplasia Leads ICD-10 [...]
