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ICD-10-CM Guidelines:

Perfect Your Oncology Dx Coding With These Guideline Takeaways

Published on Fri Jun 23, 2023

Hint: Remember to code first the reason for the encounter. The chapter-specific guidelines accompanying the neoplasm codes in chapter 2 of ICD-10-CM can be confusing to new oncology coders. And those with more experience in oncology coding may have forgotten some of the key advice contained in guideline I.C.2. But failure to abide by these guidelines can be catastrophic. So, [...]
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