General Surgery Coding Alert

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 — [...]
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