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You Will Have 3-Digit ICD-10 Option When Coding Multiple Sclerosis

Published on Wed Oct 01, 2014

Look at associated symptoms until your physician gets to the final diagnosis.  Though ICD-10 offers a direct one-to-one match for multiple sclerosis, you have to keep options open to report symptoms. This is because it may take a while for your physician to establish the definitive diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Take this opportunity to refresh your memory on what multiple [...]
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