Best Practices:
Find the Right Code, Even When the Diagnosis Is Vague
Published on Tue Feb 01, 2022
Hint: If patient suspects foreign body but ophthalmologist can’t find, code eye pain. You don’t have to have a clear-cut final diagnosis handed to you on a silver-plated electronic medical record (EMR) to find a code that accurately describes the reason for an encounter — and staves off denials. Consider these scenarios and how to find the right ICD-10 code [...]
