BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 9

ICD-10-CM Coding Advice for Healthcare Encounters in Hurricane Aftermath

This document is intended to be used as a guide to help coding professionals when coding healthcare encounters of those individuals affected by a hurricane.  This coding advice has been approved by the Four Cooperating Parties (American Hospital Association (AHA); American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)).  The advice, originally published in 2005, has been updated and includes ICD-10-CM codes. Further guidance will be provided, as necessary, as events unfold in the aftermath of the hurricane. Use of External Cause of Morbidity Codes An...

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