tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 4

ICD-10: Dig Deeper for More Detailed Back Wound Choices in 2014

S21.1_ family will add options to existing 876.0. Coding wound closure requires identifying wound characteristics, and that will become a lot more specific when you change from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Remember: CMS has finalized the ICD-10 implementation date for Oct. 1, 2014, delaying the action one year from the original deadline. Distinguish Wound Type for ICD-10 Detail Although ICD-9 and ICD-10 contain a host of codes for reporting wounds based on body site, we’ll focus on wounds of the back to illustrate the level of detail you can expect with the code-set change. ICD-9 provides just...

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