tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 9

Don't Skip the Fine Print With New ICD-9 Codes

Details Make or Break New Concussion and Sickle-Cell Codes Diagnosis codes for 2004 take a turn toward the specific - so starting Oct. 1, be prepared to score physician documentation you didn't need previously. There's more: For certain conditions that left you with an unspecific code as your only choice, you'll now have extra codes to describe those ailments more accurately. For example, rhabdomyolysis, which you'd report under the 2003 codes as 728.89 (Other disorders of muscle, ligament, and fascia; other), you can report with a code that describes it exactly: 728.88 (Rhabdomyolysis).Watch the Clock for...

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