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

Encounter for Pap Smear

Effective October 1, 2004, code V72.3, Gynecological examination, has been expanded to identify patients who return for repeat visits after abnormal pap smears. The standard protocol for patients with an abnormal pap smear is to carry out a repeat test several months later. If the repeat pap test is normal, two more are done at close intervals to confirm the normal result. V72 Special investigations and examinations V72.3 Gynecological examination Delete Papanicolaou cervical smear as part of general gynecological examination Delete Pelvic examination (annual) (periodic) Delete Use additional code to identify routine vaginal Papanicolaou smear (V76.47)...

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