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Do You Know When It’s Okay to Code Rule-Out Diagnoses?

Published on Wed Sep 21, 2022

When in doubt, query the provider as to the symptoms. Ruled out — two words on a radiology report that should make you sit up and take notice. The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines provide instruction for how to report conditions that were ruled out, but there are also codes with “ruled out” in their descriptors. Learn how to handle rule-out diagnoses [...]
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