BC Advantage - 2011 Issue 4

ICD-9-CM Updates

Changes to the ICD-9-CM (diagnostic) code set for 2011 include many relatively simple additions to better diagnostic accuracy. Examples include:" 560.32 Fecal impaction (previously reported with 560.39 Other impaction of intestine)" 784.92 Jaw pain (previously reported with 526.9 Unspecified disease of the jaws)" E000.2 Volunteer activity (previously reported with E000.8 Other external cause status)Schwannomatosis now has been recognized as a distinct (although rare) form of neurofibromatosis (NF). The American Academy of Neurology, which requested the new code for schwannomatosis, also recommended a new code for "other" neurofibromatosis. " 237.73 Schwannomatosis" 237.78...

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