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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2010 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES
Neurofibromatosis
Effective October 1, 2010, codes 237.73, Schwannomatosis, and 237.79, Other neurofibromatosis, were created for neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis (NF) refers to a group of three distinct autosomal dominant genetic disorders that cause tumors to grow along the nerves.
NF type 1 (NF1) (237.71) is the most common type of neurofibromatosis and is also known as von Recklinghausen disease and peripheral fibromatosis. It affects 1 in 4,000 but 30% to 50% of new cases are spontaneous and of unknown cause. Common symptoms may be present at birth and are usually evident by age 10. They include multiple light-brown...
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