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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 7
ICD-10: 569.8 Translates to K55.2 for Angiodysplasia
Hemorrhage is still the key to code selection.
Blood in the stool can lead to many different diagnoses, but if your surgeon has positively identified angiodysplasia lesions in the intestine, you currently have just two choices.
When ICD-10 goes into effect, you’ll still have two code choices, which are virtually a direct crosswalk from the ICD-9 codes. Read “ICD-10 update: See How CMS Addresses Delay” on page 52 to get an update on the expected implementation date for ICD-10.
Pick from 2 ICD-9 Choices
Depending on presence or absence of hemorrhage, you will...
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