NEW! - AMA CPT Advanced Coding Pack

×

Unlock the full potential of your medical coding capabilities with the CPT® Advanced Coding Pack from the American Medical Association (AMA). Designed for professional medical coders, auditors, and billers like you, this comprehensive suite of resources provides everything you need to navigate the complexities of the CPT code set with confidence and precision.

 

Advanced Coding Pack includes:

1. CPT Assistant - Newsletter with official education and guidance
2. CPT Knowledge Base - Commonly asked coding questions answered by the experts
3. CPT Vignettes - Comprehensive clinical examples.

Add to your Find-A-Code subscription for $300 / person

Learn More and Subscribe

close

AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2009 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Pouchitis

Effective October 1, 2009, a new subcategory, 569.7, Complications of intestinal pouch, has been created and includes two new codes: 569.71, Pouchitis, and 569.79, Other complications of intestinal pouch. Pouchitis is a nonspecific inflammation of an internal ileoanal pouch, which has been created following removal of part of the colon. The ileoanal pouch eliminates the need to wear an external ostomy appliance. During the procedure, the surgeon uses part of the patient’s small intestine to create an internal pouch for the storage of stool, allowing for predictable and controllable bowel movements. One of...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.