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ICD-9 2006 Reminder:

Start Using New Nonproliferative DR Diagnosis Codes Soon

Published on Mon Sep 05, 2005

Distinguish among mild, moderate or severe retinopathy beginning Oct. 1

Even though the calendar will still say 2005, when you turn to the October page it will be 2006 as far as your diagnosis codes are concerned. Oct. 1 is the first date of service to report codes from ICD-9 2006.

What this means: On Oct. 1, you'll have five new ICD-9 codes in the 362.0 series (Diabetic retinopathy). You'll be able to code the severity of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) with these codes:

• 362.03--Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy NOS

• 362.04--Mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

• 362.05--Moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

• 362.06--Severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

• 362.07--Diabetic macular edema. Learn more: For more information, see "Report Severity of Nonproliferative DR With New Diagnosis Codes" in the June 2005 Ophthalmology Coding Alert. To see the complete lists of new, deleted and revised ICD-9 codes, visit www.cms.hhs.gov/paymentsystems/icd9/default.asp.





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