tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 31

CODING: Take 5 To Get A Jump On How ICD-9 2008 Will Affect You

Use these tactics to help your physician's documentation line up with new specific coding options.You can get a head start on the mental shift from ICD-9 2007 to ICD-9 2008 today with this preview of the codes you'll soon be using for brain imaging, swallowing studies, and more.Note: Consider these changes tentative until ICD-9 releases the final list, which may include more changes. Remember: You must begin using ICD-9 2008 codes for services on Oct. 1, 2007. 1. Forget 331.3 For INPH The preliminary list of 2008 ICD-9 codes includes 331.5 (Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus...

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