AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Shone's Syndrome

What is the appropriate ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for Shone’s syndrome? This syndrome seems to have many of the same characteristics as hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Are Shone’s syndrome and hypoplastic left heart syndrome the same condition with the same code assigned for both conditions? If both conditions are present, what code should be assigned as the principal diagnosis? ...

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