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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES
Plantar Wart
Effective October 1, 2008, code 078.12, Plantar wart, has been created to specifically identify plantar warts. Verruca plantaris, commonly known as plantar warts, are benign growths that occur on areas of pressure such as the heel or ball of the foot. They are rough and flat so that they resemble the layers of dead skin that cover a corn or callus, but plantar warts have a black center or pinpoints of black. Plantar warts are often contracted when the human papilloma virus (HPV) invades the epidermis of the foot through a small cut or abrasion. HPV thrives in...
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