tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 18

ICD-9 CHANGES: Capture Renal Disease Details Or Kiss Reimbursement Goodbye

Sleep disorders gain raft of new codes for different causes and types Diagnosis coding continues to become more specific, and the 2006 update to the ICD-9-CM codes continues that process. For example, instead of just stating chronic renal failure or end-stage renal disease, the new codes now require physicians diagnosing chronic kidney disease to specify where it falls in stages I through V (585.1-585.5). The move towards greater specificity "means that not only are the coders concerned with the impact of the changes, but the physicians need more education as well," says Marcella Bucknam, HIM Coordinator...

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