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Reimbursement and QualityProblems With ICD-9-CM• Example – combination defibrillator pacemakerdevice– Codes for this device are not in the cardiovascularchapter of ICD-9-CM with other defibrillator andpacemaker devices– Coders and researchers have trouble finding thesecodes with this type of erratic code assignment– ICD-10-PCS provides distinct codes for all thesetypes of devices, in an orderly manner that is easy tofindPat Brooks, CMS10