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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 10
ICD-10: Add 'Excess Calories' to Obesity Documentation
Don't confuse 'other' with 'unspecified.' Although coding morbid obesity won't tell the whole "medical necessity" story for lap-band procedures (see "Don't Count on Obesity for Medical Necessity,"General Surgery Coding Alert Vol. 14, No. 8), you'll need to know how to report the condition once ICD-10 is implemented. The latest: CMS has finalized the ICD-10 implementation date for Oct. 1, 2014, as stated in the Sept. 5 Federal Register. The announcement ended months of speculation that began in April when CMS proposed delaying the original Oct. 1, 2013 implementation date.Distinguish Additional Obesity DataYou'll find a direct crosswalk...
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