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ICD-10 Update:

Prepare To Adopt New Hematoma And Cervical Disorder Codes

Published on Wed Aug 31, 2016

Specify procedure causing the hematoma; count each level of pathology in the cervical spine. It’s now time to mark the changes in ICD-10 for 2017. Here is a quick review of changes likely for nervous system conditions. Some codes for nervous system haemorrhage and hematoma will have a refinement in code descriptors. New specific codes will be added for hematoma. [...]
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