AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1992 Fourth Quarter; New/Revised Codes

Sphenoidal Electrodes

As cited in the First Quarter 1992 Coding Clinic, page 17, the insertion of sphenoidal electrodes is a nonoperative procedure, and is generally performed in a treatment room. A new code, 02.96, Insertion of sphenoidal electrodes, has been added to Volume Three of ICD-9-CM, effective October 1, 1992. All inclusion term under 02.93, Implantation of intracranial neurostimulator, has been added to help differentiate intracranial neurostimulators from sphenoidal electrodes. Continue to assign code 02.93, Implantation of intracranial neurostimulator for the insertion of depth electrodes, foramen ovale electrodes, subdural grid placement, and the placement of epidural pegs into...

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


  • The official AHA publication for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and advice
  • Current newsletters added each quarter
  • Full Archives - over 3100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1984 organized by year and issue
  • Includes ICD-10-CM/PCS Articles since 2013
  • Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
  • View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AHA's Coding Clinic® - ICD-10-CM/PCS +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

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