AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2000 Fourth Quarter; Volumes 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED DIAGNOSIS CODES

E Code for Maltreatment Perpetrator

Though no code changes have been made at E967, the category title has been changed, an instructional note has been added, and inclusion terms have been added under several codes. The previous title, "Child and adult battering and other maltreatment," has been revised to read "Perpetrator of child and adult abuse." To assist with the proper code selection, an instructional note has been added. The selection is based on the relationship of the victim to the perpetrator. For example, code E967.0, By father, stepfather or boyfriend, indicated that a male, either a father or male acting...

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