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ICD-10-CM Update:

New Mastitis and Previous Cesarean Defects Highlight Your New Ob-Gyn Changes for 2021

Published on Thu Jul 16, 2020

 Here’s how O99.89 will become more specific as of October 1. Breaking news: ICD-10-CM 2021 codes bring welcome additions that will help ob-gyns track data about granulomatous mastitis and defects due to previous cesareans. Beyond these new codes, you’ll also find some subtle changes that will help resolve any confusion you may have about using certain diagnoses. For instance, you [...]
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