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ICD-9 2010:

Master New Poisoning Codes by Learning Antidepressant Types

Published on Fri Oct 01, 2010

Come Oct. 1, say goodbye to catch-all 969.0 code. ICD-9 2010 contains several new additions to the poisoning by antidepressant code set. Avoid tainting your claims with invalid diagnoses: check out this list of new poisoning diagnoses, which will take effect on Oct. 1. ID Drug Type With 5th-Digit Options Until Oct. 1, you should continue to code poisoning by any antidepressant with 969.0 (Poisoning by psychotropic agents; antidepressants); when ICD-9 2010 begins, however, this coding subset will explode with these new options: • 969.00 -- Poisoning by antidepressant; unspecified • 969.01 -- ... monoamine oxidase inhibitors • 969.02 -- ... selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors • 969.03 ... selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors • 969.04 -- ... tetracyclic antidepressants • 969.05 -- ... tricyclic antidepressants • 969.09 -- ... other antidepressants • 969.70 -- ... psychostimulant, unspecified • 969.71 -- ... caffeine • 969.72 -- ... amphetamines • 969.73 -- ... methylphenidate • 969.79 -- ... other psychostimulants. Impact: This is [...]
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