AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1996 Fourth Quarter

Acute Bronchiolitis and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Prior to October 1, 1996, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was coded to 079.89, Other specified viral infection. RSV is a common cause of winter outbreaks of acute respiratory disease, especially bronchiolitis in children. RSV is associated each year with an estimated 90,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths from lower respiratory tract disease (bronchiolitis and/or pneumonia) in both infants and young children in the United States. Worldwide, RSV infections are a frequent cause of childhood deaths. A new code has been created to allow specific identification of this virus. Healthy older children and adults who contract RSV rarely...

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