tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 11

ICD-9 2010 Update: Start Preparing Now for Neoplasm, Embolism Dx Changes in October

Plus, you can also look forward to additional personal history V codes. In just a few months, you'll be faced with more than 350 ICD-9 changes. If you don't incorporate those changes into your coding that day, your practice could face denials and lost revenue. There are 311 new, 22 invalid, and 45 revised ICD-9 codes that take effect on Oct. 1, 2009, for fiscal year 2010. Every dollar -- and every productivity hour -- counts these days, so we've scoured the diagnosis code changes for you. Here's what you need to know in general surgery to ensure you...

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