tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 3

Take Advantage of New ICD-9 Opportunities

The new ICD-9 codes for 2003 came out a few months ago, and they bring good news to ED coders. The new codes "bring definitive diagnosis options to the physicians," says Melanie Witt, RN, CPC, MA, an independent coding consultant and educator based in Fredericksburg, Va. Although the "bread-and-butter codes" of the ED haven't changed, there are some "new enhancements," says Robert Polglase, MD, JD, CEO of Stratagem Group Inc. in Augusta, Ga. (See "New ICD-9 Codes You Should Note for the ED" on page 21 for a list of new codes [not including revised or deleted...

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