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Expand Keratoderma Choices in ICD-10
Published on Thu Feb 05, 2015
Question: Our pathologist received a skin specimen and wrote the diagnosis as “porokaratotic lesion.” What is the correct diagnosis code for this? Florida Subscriber Answer: Currently, you should report a porokaratotic lesion using ICD-9 code 701.1 (Keratoderma acquired). The areas of hyperkeratosis can occur at different sites and with specific characteristics that clinicians may identify as different conditions, such as disseminated superficial [...]
