tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 1

ICD-10: 441.4 to 171.4: Expect Smooth AAA Diagnosis Code Transition

Understand diaphragm dividing line. The code numbers may change, but the distinguishing features that guide your diagnosis code selection for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) will stay the same when you switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2014. Learn the ICD-10 Crosswalk The ICD-9 codes that describe AAA are as follows: 441.3 — Abdominal aneurysm, ruptured 441.4 — Abdominal aneurysm without rupture 441.5 — Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, ruptured 441.9 — Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site without rupture. The preceding ICD-9 codes crosswalk directly to ICD-10 codes, as follows: I71.3 — Abdominal...

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