AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1998 Fourth Quarter; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Ostomy Complications

Effective October 1, 1998, a series of new code revisions have been developed to expand the colostomy and enterostomy codes, as well as to create codes for tracheostomy and gastrostomy complications. Complications of tracheostomy Complications of gastrostomy Complications of colostomy and enterostomy The following codes have been created to report tracheostomy complications: New code 519.00 Tracheostomy complication, unspecified New code 519.01 Infection of tracheostomy Add Use additional code to identify type of infection, such as: abscess or cellulitis of neck (682.1) septicemia (038.0-038.9) Add Use additional code to identify organism (041.00-041.9) New...

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