tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2009 Issue 11

ICD-9 CODING :Get Ready for 141 New ICD-9 Codes Effective Oct. 1

Some of the new codes might even help you prepare for ICD-10. If you've got high hopes that you'll have a lot of new ICD-9 codes to use starting this fall, CMS delivers, with 141 new diagnosis codes debuting on Oct. 1. CMS published the full listing of ICD-9 codes in the May 22 Federal Register but here's the heads-up on some changes you'll want to keep in mind. Most of the new codes offer additional specificity to existing diseases, which can help you code more accurately. "Any time we get diagnosis codes that provide additional specificity, I think...

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