Radiology Coding Alert

Post this list on your desk to smooth the transition to new codes Are you prepared to start reporting more specific dysphagia codes in October? Ease the switch to ICD-9 2008 by preparing now for the new codes coming your way. How? You can see the final list of added, deleted and revised ICD-9 2008 codes online at the CMS Web site www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnostic Codes/07_summarytables.asp#TopOfPage, or at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Web site at www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd9.htm. The list includes the codes discussed in "Take 5 to Get a Jump on How ICD-9 2008 Will Affect You" from Radiology Coding Alert Vol. 9, No. 7: 331.5 -- Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) 440.4 -- Atherosclerosis; chronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities 787.20 -- Dysphagia, unspecified 787.21 -- Dysphagia, oral phase' 787.22 -- Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase 787.23 -- Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase 787.24 -- Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase 787.29 -- Other dysphagia 789.51 -- Malignant ascites 789.59 -- Other ascites V12.54 -- Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits. Remember: Start submitting ICD-9 2008 codes for services performed on or after Oct. 1, 2007.