Friday, May 17, 2013

Four cooperating parties approved statements clarifying the use of external cause and unspecified codes in ICD-10-CM


The four cooperating parties responsible for the ICD-10-CM/PCS and ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines, which includes AHIMA, along with the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Health Statistics, have approved two statements clarifying the use of external cause and unspecified codes in ICD-10-CM. Read the statements.
From AHIMA E-Alert 5/16/2013