AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2011 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Complications of Weight Loss Procedures

Effective October 1, 2011, a new set of codes has been created for the complications of weight loss procedures: infection due to gastric band procedure (539.01); other complications of gastric band procedure (539.09); infection due to other bariatric procedure (569.81); and other complications of other bariatric procedure (539.89). Bariatric surgery and gastric band procedures are very successful in most cases for weight reduction; however, there are some associated complications, such as infections and device malfunctions. Previously, in ICD-9-CM, complications of bariatric surgery were indexed to code 997.4, Digestive system complications. Gastric banding or lap-band...

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