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Not: The grace period doesn’t mean you should still be using ICD-9 for Medicare or any other payers that converted to ICD-10 on Oct. 1. But you just might get a little grace — read on to see how.
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The grace comes in the form of leniency on getting the ICD-10 code exactly right. If you...
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