tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2009 Issue 13

INDUSTRY NOTES: Take Note of New Diagnosis Code That Applies to H1N1 Virus (Also Known As 'Swine Flu')

Plus: Watch for new modifier changes in latest CCI edits Practices that are starting to see cases of "swine flu" -- technically known as the H1N1 virus -- may be struggling to find diagnosis codes to fit the illness. A new revision to the ICD-9 code set cures that, effective Oct. 1. In addition, you'll also find a specific code that describes avian flu. The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics announced two addenda to the ICD-9 code set, as follows: "As part of the 2009 Addenda for ICD-9-CM, an expansion has been made changing the three digit code...

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