ICD-10:
Open Toe Wound Coding Gets Much More Specific in 2015
Published on Mon Jul 14, 2014
Three ICD-9 codes will turn into dozens of options under ICD-10. The diagnosis codes for open wounds of the toes are, to many coders, a brilliant illustration of how ICD-10 adds specificity — and complexity — to the ICD-9 diagnosis coding system. What had been three codes under ICD-9 will turn into several dozen once ICD-10 becomes effective on Oct. [...]