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. 2017 Jan;54(1):e7-e13.
doi: 10.1597/15-219. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

Clinician's Primer to ICD-10-CM Coding for Cleft Lip/Palate Care

Alexander C Allori, Janet D Cragan, Gina C Della Porta, John B Mulliken, John G Meara, Richard Bruun, Stephen Shusterman, Cynthia H Cassell, Eileen Raynor, Pedro Santiago, Jeffrey R Marcus

Clinician's Primer to ICD-10-CM Coding for Cleft Lip/Palate Care

Alexander C Allori et al. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

On October 1, 2015, the United States required use of the Clinical Modification of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10-CM) for diagnostic coding. This primer was written to assist the cleft care community with understanding and use of ICD-10-CM for diagnostic coding related to cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P).

Keywords: ICD-10-CM; classification; cleft lip; cleft palate; coding.

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