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Conversion Table of New ICD-9-CM Codes
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) have issued new diagnosis and procedure codes for the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) every year since 1986. New code assignments are the result of year-long efforts of the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, which is sponsored jointly by NCHS and HCFA. The effective date for new codes is the same every year, October 1. The Conversion Table for new ICD-9-CM Codes is provided to assist users in data retrieval. For each new code the table shows the date it became...
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Article Overview
This article provides a conversion table for new ICD-9-CM diagnosis and procedure codes issued over multiple years. It is intended for coding and data-retrieval users who need to understand how new code assignments correspond to earlier reporting codes and which organizations and effective dates are associated with the updates.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers track code history across revisions and understand where older reporting categories map to newer ICD-9-CM assignments.
Article Sections
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Overview
Introduces the ICD-9-CM update process, the organizations involved, and the annual effective-date framework for new code assignments.
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Conversion table of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes
Presents diagnosis-code conversion entries organized by current and previous assignment information across multiple effective years.
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Conversion table of ICD-9-CM procedure codes
Presents procedure-code conversion entries organized by current and previous assignment information across multiple effective years.
What You Will Learn
- How the article organizes ICD-9-CM diagnosis code conversion information
- How the article organizes ICD-9-CM procedure code conversion information
- Which organizations are associated with the annual code update process
- How effective dates are presented in the conversion table
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Health information management professionals
- Data retrieval and analytics users
- Compliance staff
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