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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1998 Fourth Quarter; Clarification
Notice
Old Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Previous Coding Clinic advice indicates that an "old CVA" should be assigned to code V12.59, Personal history of other diseases of the circulatory system. Several requests have been received by the Central Office on ICD-9-CM to clarify when is it appropriate to use codes from category 438, Late effects of cerebrovascular disease and category V12, Personal history of certain other diseases.
Code V12.59, Personal history of other diseases of the circulatory system, may only be assigned when there are no residual conditions present. Personal history codes explain a patient's past medical condition that...
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