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Article Overview
This brief coding update is for emergency department coders and other professionals who track diagnosis code changes. It summarizes a set of ICD-9-CM updates scheduled to take effect in 2008 and points readers to the CDC for the final addendum and any additional changes announced through the coordination and maintenance process.
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Staying current with diagnosis code updates helps coding teams prepare for annual implementation changes and monitor official sources for revisions before the effective date.
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Which broad diagnosis-code topics are included in the update
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