Urology Coding Alert
ICD-9 Update:
Get Specific With New Female Genital Carcinoma Codes
Published on Mon Jul 02, 2007
Starting in October, you'll replace 233.3 with four five-digit codes
Good news: Urology coders won’t have many new or revised diagnosis codes to learn this October. Take a look at the table below to get the heads-up on which ICD-9 Codes Changes will affect you this fall.
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