AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 4; V Code Update

Bisphosphonates (Diphosphonates)

Effective October 1, 2007, new E codes have been created to identify the adverse effects in therapeutic use of oral and intravenous bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates (also diphosphonates) is a class of drugs that inhibits the resorption of bone. They are used in the prevention and treatment of Paget’s disease of the bone, osteoporosis, metastatic bone cancer, multiple myeloma and other conditions that involve fragile bones. They may also be used to reduce a raised calcium level in the blood or to treat osteoporosis. The most common side effects are nausea, abdominal pain and loose bowel movements. There...

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