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ICD-10:

Implement This Easy Code Transition for Bell's Palsy

Published on Tue Feb 23, 2016

The ICD-10 descriptor mirrors the old ICD-9 choice. When your neurologist diagnoses Bell’s palsy, it means the patient experiences temporary facial paralysis when the nerves that control the facial muscles on one side of the face become swollen or inflamed. As a result of this condition, half of the patient’s face droops and she has difficulty closing her eye on [...]
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