ICD-10 Class 1 Software Remediation Project Release Notes ...

According to the ICD-10-PCS guideline for fusion procedures of the spine, B3.10a: The body part coded for a spinal vertebral joint(s) rendered immobile by a spinal fusion procedure is classified by the level of the spine (e.g. thoracic). ... This procedure is an excision with colostomy creation. Guideline B3.1b . ................
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