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ICD-10-CM:

Prepare Your Practice for Colon Polyp Coding

Published on Fri Oct 10, 2014

Specify site and check complications to get to the right code. ICD-10-CM demands more specificity for colonic polyp coding. Beware, not all colonic polyps are benign.  Heads up: You can save your claims by distinguishing between the non-neoplastic and neoplastic polyps. Check the pathology report and that documentation of the treating physician matches the results before you look for the [...]
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