tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2011 Issue 8

ICD-10: 455 to I84 Moves Hemorrhoid Dx From 4 Digits to 6

Look for complication first in 2013.You'll have three more hemorrhoid codes to choose from in ICD-10, effective Oct. 1, 2013. That's because the new code set adds codes for "internal and external" in addition to codes for internal, unspecified, or external hemorrhoids. But that's not the only change you'll see when you go to choose a hemorrhoid diagnosis in ICD-10.Pay attention to hierarchy: ICD-9 has 10, four digit codes under category 455 (Hemorrhoids). The fourth digit 0-9 distinguishes each code based on whether the hemorrhoids are internal/external/unspecified, and whether the patient exhibits specific complications. On the other...

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