Good morning - I was reviewing the new 2017 ICD-10 codes and realizing that some of the new codes are truncated and did not say to add 5th or 6th or 7th digit. Example of this code K91.87 is a new code and has the new code sign but does not say add extra digit. Below that has the series of codes K91.870, K91.871,K91.872 and K91.873 - I am totally confused - I was trained to code to the highest specificity. By using K91.87 on a claim wouldn't that be making a error of a truncated code where there are more codes in the same category has 6 digits...
Please help - appreciate it - thank you.
Please help - appreciate it - thank you.
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