ICD 10 Coding Alert

Ob-Gyn:

Draw the Line Between 787.01 And ICD-10-CM Code R11.2

If you think even nausea gets more specific in October 2015, you’d be right. When a patient feels nauseous, she feels discomfort in the upper stomach and may involuntarily expel the contents of her stomach through her mouth, known as vomiting. Currently, you’ll report this with 787.01 (Nausea with vomiting). ICD-10-CM: That changes in October 2015. That’s when you’ll shift [...]
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