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ICD-10 CM Answers:

Check Your GIST-Case Diagnosis Code

Published on Fri Nov 09, 2018

Know ‘sarcoma’ behavior. The short answer to this coding quiz is: C49.A3 (Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of small intestine). Follow Expert Guidance to Assign GIST Dx To find the proper diagnosis code for a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), start in the ICD-10-CM index by looking up “tumor,” says Kelly C. Loya, CPC-I, CHC, CPhT, CRMA, Associate Partner, Pinnacle Enterprise Risk Consulting [...]
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