AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Quarter 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES
Hearing Loss
A 2-year-old child was referred to a speech and language pathologist by the pediatrician after the child's mother complained that the child was not talking yet. After a battery of tests, the child was diagnosed as having a speech and language developmental delay due to bilateral conductive hearing loss. How should this case be coded? ...
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Article Overview
This article explains a coding update focused on hearing loss and related developmental speech and language delay concepts. It is aimed at coders, auditors, and healthcare professionals who need to understand the scope of the revised diagnosis categories, the affected code set, and the general purpose of the update for documentation and tracking.
Why This Topic Matters
The update affects how hearing loss and associated developmental delay conditions are categorized, which can influence consistent reporting, data tracking, and record accuracy.
Article Sections
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Overview of the October 1, 2007 update
Introduces the timing and purpose of the coding changes and the broad areas of the diagnosis classification affected.
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Developmental speech and language delay related to hearing loss
Covers the addition of a developmental delay category tied to hearing loss and its relationship to broader speech and language classification topics.
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Hearing loss category revisions
Summarizes the revised hearing loss category structure and the affected subcategories across unilateral, bilateral, and mixed forms.
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Clinical example
Presents an illustrative scenario showing how the revised diagnosis topics may appear in a real-world coding question.
What You Will Learn
- The scope of the hearing loss-related diagnosis update
- How the article frames developmental speech and language delay in relation to hearing loss
- Which broad hearing loss subtypes are addressed by the revision
- What kind of clinical scenario the article uses to illustrate the update
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding educators
- Clinical documentation staff
- Healthcare auditors
- Researchers using diagnosis data
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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