tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 21

PHYSICIAN NOTES :Take Note of New Diagnosis Code That Applies to H1N1 Virus " Also Known As 'Swine Flu'

Plus: One carrier overlooked therapy cap amounts earlier this year. Practices that are starting to see cases of "swine flu" -- technically known as the H1N1 virus -- may be struggling to find diagnosis codes to fit the illness. A new revision to the ICD-9 code set cures that, effective Oct. 1. In addition, you'll also find a specific code that describes avian flu. The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics announced two addenda to the ICD-9 code set, as follows: "As part of the 2009 Addenda for ICD-9-CM, an expansion has been made changing the three digit code...

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