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ICD-10:

Location, Complications Expand Varicose Vein Options

Published on Wed Aug 12, 2015

Tell your surgeons to give more specific documentation. When you report lower-extremity varicose veins with complications using ICD-9, you have just four code choices. But once ICD-10 goes into effect on October 1, you’ll have more than 30 codes to choose from. Read on to learn what diagnostic information you’ll need so that you can accurately code the patient’s condition. [...]
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