ICD 10 Coding Alert

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Cardiology: I11.- Codes Eliminate Malignant/Benign Dilemma

Your documentation no longer needs to distinguish this attribute.The ICD-10 implementation date has been officially postponed, according to a Feb. 16 statement from the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS). Although a new date hasn't been announced, you can take advantage of the extra time to ensure your practice has all of its preparations in place for the new coding and documentation requirements. Continue your training with this look at coding for hypertensive heart disease.The diagnosis: In hypertensive heart disease, hypertension leads to heart disease. As the codes indicate, heart failure may or may not be present.ICD-9 codes:402.0x, Hypertensive heart disease; malignant402.1x, Hypertensive heart disease; benign402.9x, Hypertensive heart disease; unspecifiedFifth digit options:0, ... without heart failure1, ... with heart failureICD-10 codes:I11.0, Hypertensive heart disease with heart failureI11.9, Hypertensive heart disease without heart failureICD-9 coding rules: The terms "benign" and "malignant" in the ICD-9 hypertensive heart disease codes can cause [...]
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