tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 17

You'll Benefit From 141 New ICD-9 Codes Effective Oct. 1

Some of the new codes may help you with ICD-10. If youve got high hopes that youll 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 will publish the full listing of ICD-9 codes in the May 22 Federal Register but released the list early, offering a few surprises. Most of the new codes will 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 that is great, says...

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