AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1998 Fourth Quarter; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Propionic Acid Derivatives

At the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), effective October 1, 1998, code 965.6, Poisoning by antirheumatics, has been expanded to separately identify the drugs that are propionic acid derivatives. These drugs have become widely used since they became available as over-the-counter medications. There was insufficient space in the classification to similarly expand the E codes for these drugs. 965 Poisoning by analgesics, antipyretics, and antirheumatics 965.6 Antirheumatics [antiphlogistics] Delete Gold salts Indomethacin New code 965.61 Propionic acid derivatives Fenoprofen Flurbiprofen Ibuprofen Ketoprofen Naproxen Oxaprozin New code 965.69 Other antirheumatics Gold salts Indomethacin...

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