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October is right around the corner. In addition to cooler nights and pumpkins that means it will be time to use the latest ICD-10-CM codes.

In light of Harvey, Irma and other major storms this season, CDC has issued updated coding guidelines for external cause coding due to a major storm.

Don’t automatically presume a link between two conditions within a combination code in cases when a guideline requires that link to be explicitly documented, the latest version of ICD-10-CM coding rules clarifies.

Use this ICD-10-CM conversion table to get ready for Oct. 1. 

Starting Oct. 1, you’ll be able to select a specific ICD-10-CM code when a patient is in remission from abuse of each of a variety of substances, including alcohol, opioids, cannabis and nicotine.

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