AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)

Effective October 1, 2007, new codes have been created to uniquely report multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN). Prior to this change, Wermer’s syndrome (MEN type I) was indexed to code 258.0, Polyglandular activity in multiple endocrine adenomatosis, while Sipple’s syndrome (MEN Type IIA) was indexed to code 193, Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland. These codes did not adequately classify these complex syndromes. Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes are a group of rare, autosomal dominant mutations in genes regulating cell growth. They involve adenomatous hyperplasia and malignant tumor formation in several endocrine glands. MEN...

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