Diagnosis Coding:
Don't Forget V Codes
Published on Fri Jul 25, 2003
Conscientious providers shouldn't leave V codes out of their training plans for diagnosis coding updates. Starting in October, HIPAA requires providers to use V codes as mandated in ICD-9 coding rules, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official reminded listeners in the July 2 home health open door forum (see Eli's HCW, Vol. XII, No. 14, p. 106). Clinical consultant Judy Adams with the Larson Allen Health Group expects home care providers to use the following changed V codes most when they go into effect Oct. 1: V54.09 (other aftercare involving internal fixation device) V58.63 (long term [current] use of antiplatelet/antithrombotic) V58.64 (long term [current] use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories) V58.65 (long term [current] use of steroids) V65.46 (encounter for insulin pump training) The steroid codes are in addition to two current V codes for long-term drug use, Adams points out.
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