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Be More Specific With Your SDoH Documentation With These New ICD-10 Codes

Published on Tue Aug 10, 2021

Food and water insecurity and housing instability codes get a 2022 expansion. As a pediatric coder, you’ll need to pay close attention to the expansion of the Z55-Z65 (Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances) ICD-10 code group that is due to take effect beginning on Oct. 1, 2021. Not only will the changes help you [...]
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