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SCOPE OF PRACTICE
REMEMBER: only physicians
can diagnose a medical condition,
so only a treating physician can
provide codes to a massage
therapist. A prescription written
on or after October 1, 2015, will
require ICD-10 diagnosis codes. Do
not translate ICD-9 codes to ICD-
10 codes. Leave the translating to
physicians in formal prescriptions!
How ICD-9 and ICD-10 Codes Affect Your Massage Therapy Practice Billing
By Irene Diamond
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