tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 25

Part B Coding Coach: Get the Skinny on 2009 Migraine Codes Now to Avoid October Denials

Red alert: ICD-9 plans more specific options for chronic migraines, status migranosus and moreYou may have up to 30 new migraine codes in the ICD-9 2009 pipeline to help you with pain management coding.ICD-9 will expand the 346.xx (Migraine) coding series to its highest degree of specificity ever. Here's a handy rundown of the new migraine coding series that is bound to make your job a whole lot easier as of Oct. 1.The new deal: CMS recently released its preliminary ICD-9 2009 list, set to go into effect Oct. 1, 2008, and we-ve got a sneak...

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