Dermatology:
Spot the Right Acne Dx Code in 2015
Published on Tue Oct 28, 2014
ICD-10 will break out an expanded set of codes based on acne type. Starting Oct. 1, 2015, your dermatologist will be faced with a few more options for coding acne. The ICD-10 codes improve upon ICD-9 by providing more codes based on the specific type of acne. ICD-9: Currently, the two diagnosis codes for acne are: 706.0 — Acne varioliformis [...]