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Rule in This Guideline When Ruling Out Abuse Dx

Published on Tue Mar 08, 2022

Here’s what to do when ICD-10 guidelines seem to contradict. Since the beginning of your coding career, you have known to apply ICD-10 Guideline IV.H to your pediatrician’s notes when they indicate they have not confirmed a diagnosis, and not to record that diagnosis in the patient’s medical record. As a reminder, that’s the guideline that tells you not to [...]
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