Radiology Coding Alert

The newly announced delay doesn't mean you should stop preparing.The ICD-10 implementation date has been officially postponed, according to a Feb. 16 statement from the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS). Although a new date hasn't been announced, you can take advantage of the extra time to ensure your practice has all of its preparations in place for the new coding and documentation requirements. Continue your training with this look at how coding for congenital cerebrovascular anomalies is expected to change.The diagnosis: Congenital cerebrovascular anomalies are malformations of the blood vessels in the brain, present since birth. ICD-9: 747.81, Congenital anomalies of cerebrovascular system Arteriovenous malformation of brain Cerebral arteriovenous aneurysm, congenital Congenital anomalies of cerebral vessels Excludes: ruptured cerebral (arteriovenous) aneurysm (430)ICD-10: Q28.2, Arteriovenous malformation of cerebral vessels Arteriovenous malformation of brain NOS Congenital arteriovenous cerebral aneurysm (nonruptured) Q28.3, Other malformations of cerebral vessels Congenital cerebral aneurysm (nonruptured) [...]