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ICD-10-CM Secondary Diagnosis Codes

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ICD-10-CM Secondary Diagnosis Codes

Date Issued: 12/6/2018

According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, a secondary diagnosis code cannot be the only diagnosis billed on a claim. Therefore, services reported with a secondary diagnosis code as the only diagnosis on the claim will be denied.

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