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ICD-10-CM Coding:

Paint the Full Patient Picture with External Cause Codes

Published on Fri Aug 11, 2023

Secondary diagnosis codes provide payers with additional details. Although urology practices don’t see injured patients as frequently as certain other specialties, you’ll still find occasions when a patient’s condition occurs due to an external cause. When that happens, you should report a code from the V00.- (Pedestrian conveyance accident) through Y99.- (External cause status) range, if it’s appropriate. Adding external [...]
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