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Know the New Codes for Gastrointestinal Tumors

Published on Tue Jun 14, 2016

  Question: Does the ICD-10-CM code set have new codes for gastrointestinal tumors? If so, which MS-DRG groups do they fall into? Colorado Subscriber Answer: Yes, the ICD-10-CM Code Set, applicable Oct.1, 2016, onwards, does offer seven new codes for gastrointestinal stromal tumor for different sites. Here are the new options: C49.A0 (Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, unspecified site)  C49.A1 (Gastrointestinal stromal tumor [...]
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