I RECEIVED A LIST OF THE NEW ICD-9 CODES THAT WERE EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1, 2008, BUT THERE WAS NO INSERVICE TO ATTEND TO EXPLAIN WHEN TO USE THE NEW CODES, ESPECIALLY I AM REFERRING TO THE 209.00 THRU 209.69. I HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED THE NEW ICD-9 BOOK SO CAN ANYONE GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHETHER THESE 209.00 CODES REPLACE THE
NORMAL NEOPLASM CODES IN NEOPLASM TABLE. OR WHAT SPECIFIC INSTANCE WOULD THE 209.00 THRU 209.69 BE USED?
I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL HELP
thanks
CLAUDIA K