Internal Medicine Coding Alert
Reader question:
Overly Damaged Hair Could Mean 704.2
Published on Thu Mar 15, 2012
Question:
California Subscriber
Answer:
You're correct in thinking that 757.4 (Congenital anomalies of the integument; Specified anomalies of hair) is not your best choice, because it refers to congenital problems. A better option is 704.2 (Abnormalities of the hair).Other Articles in this issue of
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