Identify main differences between coding guidelines for ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Identify main differences between coding guidelines for ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM

October 21, 2014

A large part of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM are very much alike, beyond the construction of the codes themselves going from a maximum of five numbers to a maximum of seven alphanumeric combinations. Let’s take a look at some of the significant changes between the two code sets and their official guidelines.By Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer

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