tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2007 Issue 11

READER QUESTIONS: If Physician Specifies Cause, Consult Organic Apnea Codes

Question: What is organic sleep apnea? My physician has been using 780.57 to report sleep apnea, but ICD-9 2007 revised 780.57 to indicate -unspecified- and added 327.23. Would you explain the difference to me?Texas Subscriber Answer: When your physician indicates -organic sleep apnea,- it means he was able to identify a specific cause of the sleep apnea. ICD-9 instructs you to code organic sleep apnea with 327.2x (Organic sleep apnea). For example, if the physician finds that excessive weight pressing on the patient's ribs and lungs is causing the sleep apnea, you...

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