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

Effects of Harmful Algal Bloom and Toxins

Effective October 1, 2007, a new E-code (E928.6) has been created to identify the effects of “red tide” and other harmful algae blooms. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has worked with the National Center for Environmental Health (Environmental Hazards and Health Effects Program) to be consistent with current knowledge. Algae are essential to marine and fresh-water ecosystems. Although most algae are not dangerous, in certain environmental conditions, harmful algal blooms (HABs) form when microscopic algae grow very rapidly. HABs can damage the environment, deplete oxygen and obstruct sunlight needed by plants...

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