AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2004 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED DIAGNOSIS CODES

Contact/Exposure to Communicable Diseases

Effective October 1, 2004, four new “contact/exposure” V codes have been created at the request of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Exposure to certain diseases can result in high risk for morbidity and mortality in children and immuno-compromised patients. V01 Contact with or exposure to communicable diseases V01.7 Other viral diseases New code V01.71 Varicella New code V01.79 Other viral diseases V01.8 Other communicable diseases New code V01.83 Escherichia coli (E. coli) New code V01.84 Meningococcus ...

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