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ICD-10 is only one of several code systems (terminologies) used in HIPAA mandated transactions. The actual billable procedures for outpatient care are typically coded using CPT / HCPCS. The ICD codes are usually supplementary, to indicate a patient's condition as part of establishing medical necessity. The industry will move to the new ICD-11 version in a few years.


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