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Key attributes for coders moving forward amidst 2017 updates

Laura Legg, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, explains how the coming months will prove to be challenging for coders because of the new ICD-10 codes for both diagnoses and procedures beginning October 1. Along with that, we’ll see the end of the CMS grace period on code specificity for Part B physician payments and updated ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines

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