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ICD-10:

Zoom In on H44 Codes for Endophthalmitis, Other Disorders of Globe

Published on Fri Mar 27, 2015

New diagnosis codes break condition down by left, right, both or unspecified eyes. When the ICD-10 revolution comes this October, it will start changing your ophthalmological diagnosis coding right at the start of the current “Disorders of the Eye and Adnexa” codes in ICD-9: the 360.xx (Disorders of the globe) series. Changes: Although disorders of the globe lead of the [...]
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