AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4

October 1, 2005 (FY06) V Code Update

There are many significant changes to the V Codes with this year’s addenda. Two of the most significant are the expansion of code V58.1, Chemotherapy, to include immunotherapy, and the new codes for Body Mass Index, category V85. The information provided in this article and the changes to the V Code Table will be incorporated into the next release of the “ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.” Subcategories V49.6, Upper limb amputation status, and V49.7, Lower limb amputation status, have been moved from additional only to...

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