AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Cowpox and Other Types of Poxvirus Infections

Effective October 1, 2008, code 051.0, Cowpox, has been expanded to separately identify Cowpox (051.01) and Vaccinia not from vaccination (051.02). Prior to this change both conditions were classified to code 051.0. Although the virus that causes Cowpox is related to the virus responsible for the Vaccinia virus, they are two distinct conditions. In addition, a new category, 059, Other poxvirus infections, has been created to differentiate between the various types of other poxviruses: orthopoxviruses (059.00-059.09); parapoxviruses (059.10-059.19); and yatapoxviruses (059.20-059.22). Poxviruses infecting humans can be grouped into five...

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