ICD-10 Update:
Prepare For an Expanded COPD Code Group With a Focus On Complications
Published on Thu Jun 11, 2015
Four of the seven COPD base code descriptors for ICD-9 are direct matches to ICD-10. If you are worried about not being able to code a cut and dry case of emphysema in the future, don’t be. The code for a diagnosis of emphysema is a one-to-one ICD-9 to ICD-10 swap. If you have a condition with a complication, keep [...]