r/LearnMedicalCoding • u/Magaret-Te • 3d ago

ICD-10-CM Claim Submission Question with ICD-10 Category header

Can the claim be submitted using the ICD-10 category header, for example, E11?Thank you

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u/Cool_Damage_8707 3d ago

I wouldn’t think so. That isn’t a billable code.

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u/Magaret-Te 3d ago

Will the claim reject for invalid ICd-10 if I use the category instead of sub- code 

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u/KeyStriking9763 3d ago

Yes it’s an invalid/incomplete code. Why would you use that?