tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 8

CMS Unveils New ICD-9 Codes: More Precision for Converted Surgeries, Muscle Weakness

New ICD-9 codes for 2004 will allow you to report several conditions or circumstances, including muscle weakness and converted surgeries, and in one case will simplify coding by eliminating a fifth digit from an already-existing diagnosis.  There really are no revolutionary changes to ICD-9 this year, but there are a number of interesting new codes, says Marcella Bucknam, CPC, CCS-P, CPC-H, CCA, HIM program coordinator at Clarkson College in Omaha, Neb. New signs and symptoms codes will be helpful in describing some of those situations that are hard to code when you dont have a definitive diagnosis...

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