AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Avian Influenza

Effective October 1, 2007, code 488 has been created to identify influenza due to identified avian influenza virus. Avian influenza is an infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. Usually, “avian influenza virus” refers to influenza A viruses found chiefly in birds. The risk to humans is generally low because the viruses do not usually infect humans. Symptoms of avian influenza in humans have ranged from typical human influenza-like symptoms (e.g., fever, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches) to eye infections, pneumonia, severe respiratory diseases (such as acute respiratory distress), and other...

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