Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
CORRECTION
Published on Mon Jun 27, 2005
There is an error in the "You Be The Coder" feature in the June issue. The code listed for M0230, V58.42, is not correct. This code is actually for aftercare following surgery for neoplasm. The correct code for aftercare following surgery for injury and trauma is V58.43.
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