I JUST WANT TO KNOW CAN WE EVER USE ANY OLD ICD-9 CODES, OR WE ARE ONLY ALOUD TO USE THE NEW OR CHANGED CODE? I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH ICD9 (GASTROENTERITIS OLD DX CODE WAS 558.9, THE NEW CHANGED CODE SAYS ( EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS DX CODE 558.41) ARE WE TO USE THE NEW CODE AND NEVER THE OLD CODE? I'M ALSO WONDERING ABOUT CODE 784.0 HEADACHE, THE NEW CHANGE SHOWS MANY NEW CODE FROM 339.18-339.89 SO ARE WE TO USE THESE NEW CODE AND NOT THE OLD, EVEN THOUGH IT STILL IS IN THE BOOK?
PLEASE HELP ASAP
THANKS IN ADVANCE
MsMADDY
PLEASE HELP ASAP
THANKS IN ADVANCE
MsMADDY