ICD 10 Codes will also improve claims processing and payment, and, through the use of health care technology that utilizes ICD 10 Codes, assist health care practitioners in making treatment decisions by more precisely matching diagnoses and procedures to the appropriate code. For example:...
In our opinion, Charcot’s foot deserves a separate ICD-10 code. Additional numbers (20, 21, 22 and 28) indicate direct skin changes, such as E1x. 620 diabetes mellitus with diabetic dermatitis; E1x. 621 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcers; E1x. 622 diabetes mellitus with other skin ulcers...