tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 8

ICD 10 Update: You Don't Need to Fret Over Numerous Codes for Strep Throat

Choose one of three options for an appropriate description. You won’t have to select from dozens of ICD-10 codes in place of ICD-9 code 034.0(Streptococcal sore throat) when you begin using the new diagnosis system in October. In fact, there are three ICD-10 codes to select from. One,  J02.0  (Streptococcal pharyngitis), is an approximate match to ICD 9 code 034.0 (Streptococcal sore throat). Two others give you more diagnostic options, when the provider documents additional details about the condition: J03.00  (Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified) and J03.01  (Acute recurrent streptococcal...

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