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ICD-10 Coding:

Ease Migraine Coding Headaches By Finding Proper Fourth Digit

Published on Wed Apr 20, 2016

ICD-10: G43.0- is the ‘common migraine’ code. Choosing the proper diagnosis code for a patient’s migraines was difficult enough using ICD-9, but ICD-10 ups the difficulty with an array of more specific codes. This is certainly a benefit to the patient and the provider, as the more specific diagnoses could lead to more specific treatments, which might improve patient outcomes. [...]
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