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ICD-9-CM: Take A Sneak Peek On Changes In 3 Respiratory Conditions

Published on Tue Oct 25, 2011

Don't report 488.12 unless physician confirms H1N1 influenza. Find out what code should fit your claim. If you're daunted by the thought of sorting through all the diagnostic coding changes that went into effect on Oct. 1, 2011, worry no more. Get the insider's information with this rundown on some of the new respiratory system diagnosis codes that affect you. Quick reference: You must always check both the diagnoses index and tabular list for selection of the appropriate codes to include on your encounter form. Check out the first volume of the addenda index (the official ICD-9-CM annual code revisions) is available on the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Web site at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd9/ICD-9-CMINDEXADDENDAfy12.pdf. You can find the volume II (tabular list of diseases addenda) at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd9/ICD-9-CM%20TABULARADDENDAfy12.pdf. Keep Up With Fresh Novel Influenza Code Amendments With this condition continually developing new forms, ICD-9-CM has made changes to novel [...]
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