DRIP Line ICD-10-CM Did you know... Matching Two codes with ICD9 to 10

by  Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS
October 9th, 2014

An exact match between two codes is not a common occurrence. For instance, in ICD-9-CM,
a diagnosis code for a patient claim only describes a broken forearm.

In ICD-10-CM, the same condition will now specify

• which forearm is broken
• which bone
• which portion of the bone
• the condition of the break when the patient was examined
• its condition in subsequent visits.

NOTE: This is just a sample of the information found in over 20 specialty books to help you transition to ICD-10. These books will be available at instacode.com January 2015.

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References:

• InstaCode Institute ICD-10 Specialty Coding books