title: Diagnosis by the numbers: what's between the lines can be critical.
abstract: The government has laid down the rules. The ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes are to be used on all Medicare Part B claim forms. Physicians not accepting assignments can be fined and ultimately excluded from the Medicare program.
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D007341:Insurance / Q000592:standards*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000592:standards*; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015442:Medicare Assignment; D014481:United States