AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Definition of Perinatal Period

Effective October 1, 2005, a change has been made to the inclusion note for Chapter 15, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760-779). The inclusion note has been revised to define the perinatal period as “before birth through the first 28 days after birth.” ...

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