Nov 12, 2010 | Medical billing basics
INVALID DIAGNOSIS CODES – Effective October 1, 2010 Diagnosis Code Description 275.0 Disorders of iron metabolism 276.6 Fluid overload 287.4 Secondary thrombocytopenia 488.0* Influenza due to identified avian...
Oct 25, 2010 | Medical billing basics
NEW DIAGNOSIS CODES – Effective October 1, 2010 The final addendum providing complete information on changes to the diagnosis part of ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Description 237.73 Schwannomatosis 237.79* Other neurofibromatosis 275.01 Hereditary...
Sep 19, 2010 | Medical billing basics
ICD 10 codes are organized in 22 chapters as listed below: 1: A00-B99 – Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 2: C00-D48 – Neoplasms 3: D50-D89 – Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism...
Sep 19, 2010 | Medical billing basics
What are ICD 10 Codes? ICD-9 codes are nearly 30 years old and cannot be expanded any further diagnosis. Many of its diagnosis categories are full. ICD 9 codes are 3 to 5 characters. The first can be numeric or alpha, the 2nd through 5th are numeric with a decimal...
Aug 25, 2010 | Medical billing basics
ICD (International Classification of Disease) is a coding system for which the first edition was published in 1900, and it is being revised at approximately 10-year intervals. The most recent version is ICD-10, which was published in 1992. WHO is responsible for its...
