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ICD-10-CM:

Know When and How to Use New SDoH Codes

Published on Mon Sep 19, 2022

Make sure to report social factors that impact care. When your surgeon notes that issues related to social considerations or care compliance impact a patient’s healthcare, you’ll have new codes to report the situation beginning Oct. 1. That’s because the 2023 ICD-10-CM update includes new “Z” codes that identify some social determinants of health (SDoH). Here’s the intel on these [...]
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