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Go to 6th Digit for Crohn's in ICD-10

Published on Fri Jan 15, 2016

Question: I’m having trouble with the level of detail for Crohn’s reporting now that we no longer use ICD-9. For instance, how should I code Crohn’s identified in the large intestine with an abscess using ICD-10? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: The correct code is K50.114 (add descriptor). Let’s walk through how you would choose that code. First, you must identify the location of [...]
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