tci E/M Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 2

Reader Question: Take Note of New 'Excludes1' Guidance

Question: I heard that there were changes to the Exclude notes in ICD-10, but they haven’t been published. Can you tell me what has changed?  Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: There was an issue involving the “Excludes1” notations in your diagnosis coding manual. Fortunately, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has addressed that issue, creating a new temporary guideline that will help you report multiple diagnoses together. “There are circumstances that have been identified where some conditions included in Excludes1 notes should be allowed to both be coded, and thus might be more appropriate for an Excludes2...

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