Reader Question:
Use ICD-10-CM Codes for Signs and Symptoms
Published on Wed Jul 10, 2019
Question: We have a coder who wants to hold charts when patients don’t have definitive diagnoses. She says the patient will have a definite diagnosis “down the line” and she will code them at that point. I’m urging her to submit the claims using signs and symptoms codes. Can you advise? New York Subscriber Answer: You are correct. In the absence of a [...]