tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 8

ICD-9 2009 Update: Learn New Headache Breakdowns Now to Prevent Denials Later

Look for cluster, tension and post-traumatic subsets You can easily navigate the 50-plus headache diagnosis codes expected to debut this fall if you zoom in on the type of headache. This primer will get you started with three newly defined types. Look for future issues of ED Coding Alert to showcase additional introduced types, such as migraines. Go to 339.0x for One-Sided Headaches Coders will want to take notice of a cluster of new headache codes set to take effect with the newest version of ICD-9 (339.00-346.83). "Clinical research has taken headache research much further,"...

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