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Wiki Diagnosis coding for combined form of age related cataracts

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Linda Atherton

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Is there a specific guideline that instructs us to use a bilateral diagnosis code of H25.813 instead of using the diagnosis codes H25.811 and H25.812? I know there is a guideline for glaucoma coding but have not been successful in finding instructions about cataract coding.
 
Yes, the guidance on coding of laterality can be found in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, in Section I.B.13, which includes the instruction: "If no bilateral code is provided and the condition is bilateral, assign separate codes for both the left and right side."
 
thomas7331 said:
Yes, the guidance on coding of laterality can be found in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, in Section I.B.13, which includes the instruction: "If no bilateral code is provided and the condition is bilateral, assign separate codes for both the left and right side."
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Perfect! Thank you...I just couldn't find it this morning. Friday brain fog.
 
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