tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2011 Issue 10

ICD-9 Update: Adjust Your 2012 Dx Coding for Dementia, Influenza, and Anaphylactic Reactions

Consider these new diagnosis codes to best capture your ED services. Although everyone is anticipating the transition to ICD-10 in October of 2013, we can't forget about some key updates to ICD-9 2012 that take affect Oct. 1 that will affect your ED claims. Resource: A file providing complete information on 2012 changes to the diagnosis part of ICD-9-CM is posted on CMS's webpage at https://www.cms.gov/icd9providerdiagnosticcodes/07_summarytables.asp. Heed Dementia Adjustments To illustrate, consider these ICD-9 code changes for dementia which more clearly indicates how the disease impacted the care provided in the ED including inability to obtain...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert.


You have ED coding questions, and we deliver money-in-the-bank answers to help you defeat your claim issues and secure optimal reimbursement.

Stay in the know and avoid federal reproach with your subscription to TCI’s ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1998 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

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