Quarter 2 AHA Coding Clinic (ICD9) Available

As part of the AHA Coding Clinic for ICD9 add-on, the articles for Quarter 2 of 2012 are now available.
Highlights from this issue include:

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  • Ischial Pressure Ulcer
  • Atrial Septal Defect due to Noonan’s Syndrome
  • Sentinel Node Biopsy with Modified Radical Mastectomy
  • Accidental Perforation of Colonic Splenic Flexure Occurring During Surgery
  • Assigning Secondary Codes with Complications Codes
  • Gastrostomy with Gastropexy
  • Kidney Transplant with ABO Incompatible Organ
  • Nevus Flammeus in Newborn
  • Thermal Injury Occurring at Surgery
  • Removal of Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) Flap
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Seizure and Epilepsy
  • Decoding Cancer Staging Information
  • Control of Hemorrhage Status Post Glossectomy
  • Noninvasive Urothelial Carcinoma
  • Arthroscopic Assisted Fracture Reduction
  • Posterior Malleolus and Medial Malleolus Fractures
  • Age Limits for Child Abuse Codes
  • Age Limits in Relation to Body Mass Index Codes and Other ICD-9-CM Codes
  • Biventricular Defibrillator Lead Reconnection
  • Biventricular Defibrillator Lead Fracture
  • Angiojet Thrombectomy and Angioplasty of Same Vessel
  • Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior (SLAP) Tear without Documented Trauma
  • Self-Inflicted Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Infection
  • Pierre Robin Sequence
  • Periodic Fever, Aphthous-stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome
  • Endometrial Biopsy via Pipelle Suction Curette
  • Diabetes Mellitus II with Diabetic Nephropathy Microalbuminuria
• Clarifications
• Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
• Low Anterior Resection
• Sepsis Syndrome

More Items in July 2012

• Jul 18, 2012
  Better Highlighting on Articles
• Jul 16, 2012
  May 2012 CPT® Assistant Available
• Jul 01, 2012
  Find-A-Code Q3 updates

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