DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2009 Issue 10 (October)

Diagnosis coding corner: New ICD-9 embolism codes hint at future documentation needs

With Oct. 1 comes your first chance to use the enhanced ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes 453.50-453.89 for venous embolism and thrombosis (see Coding Pro 6/09 and Coder's Work Tool 5/09). These...

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