AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2004 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED DIAGNOSIS CODES

Abnormal Pap Smears

Effective October 1, 2004, code titles and inclusion terms have been revised and new codes have been created in subcategory 795.0, Abnormal Papanicolaou smear of cervix and cervical HPV, to reflect the most current version of the Bethesda system. The Bethesda system is used for reporting the result of abnormal Pap tests. Over 90% of laboratories in the United States use the Bethesda system as well as labs in many other countries. It has been endorsed by more than 20 national and international societies. Revise 795 Other and nonspecific abnormal cytological, histological, and immunological and DNA test findings...

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