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ICD-9 2012:

793.11 and More Boost Your Upper Body ICD-9 Options in October

Published on Tue Oct 04, 2011

New fifth digit requirements change your old-standby NOS codes. Before you finalize your ICD-9 2012 update list, be sure you catch these late additions to the lineup for chest and shoulder conditions. Background: Although coders get a sneak peek at ICD-9 changes each summer in CMS's proposed Inpatient PPS rule, those changes aren't final. The codes below were not finalized in time to be included in the proposed rule, but they are effective Oct. 1, 2011, all the same. Shift to 512.89 for Pneumothorax NOS Coding for pneumothorax (air in the pleural space) gets an overhaul for ICD-9 2012. Even if you typically find yourself reporting the code for "not otherwise specified" (NOS) pneumothorax, you'll see a change to how you should code. 2011: Under ICD-9 2011, you used 512.8 (Other spontaneous pneumothorax) to report an acute, chronic, or NOS pneumothorax. 2012: ICD-9 2012 revises 512.8 (Other pneumothorax and air [...]
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