Internal Medicine Coding Alert

Selected new ICD-9 codes that may affect internists are listed below.

040.82 Toxic shock syndrome 066.4 West Nile fever

414.06 Coronary atherosclerosis of coronary artery of transplanted heart
428.20 Unspecified systolic heart failure
428.21 Acute systolic heart failure
428.22 Chronic systolic heart failure
428.23 Acute on chronic systolic heart failure
428.30 Unspecified diastolic heart failure
428.31 Acute diastolic heart failure
428.32 Chronic diastolic heart failure
428.33 Acute on chronic diastolic heart failure
428.40 Unspecified combined systolic and diastolic heart failure
428.41 Acute combined systolic and diastolic heart failure
428.42 Chronic combined systolic and diastolic heart failure
428.43 Acute on chronic combined systolic and diastolic heart failure
438.6 Alterations of sensations
438.7 Disturbances of vision
438.83 Facial weakness
438.84 Ataxia
438.85 Vertigo
443.21 Dissection of carotid artery
443.22 Dissection of iliac artery
443.23 Dissection of renal artery
443.24 Dissection of vertebral artery
443.29 Dissection of other artery
445.01 Atheroembolism, upper extremity
445.02 Atheroembolism, lower extremity
445.81 Atheroembolism, kidney
445.89 Atheroembolism, other site
454.8 Varicose veins of the lower extremities, with other complications
459.10 Postphlebitic syndrome without complications
459.11 Postphlebitic syndrome with ulcer
459.12 Postphlebitic syndrome with inflammation
459.13 Postphlebitic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation
459.19 Postphlebitic syndrome with other complication
459.30 Chronic venous hypertension without complications
459.31 Chronic venous hypertension with ulcer
459.32 Chronic venous hypertension with inflammation
459.33 Chronic venous hypertension with ulcer and inflammation
459.39 Chronic venous hypertension with other complication
795.00 Nonspecific abnormal Papanicolaou smear of cervix, unspecified
795.01 Atypical squamous cell changes of undetermined significance favor benign (ASCUS favor benign)
795.02 Atypical squamous cell changes of undetermined significance favor dysplasia (ASCUS favor dysplasia)
795.09 Other nonspecific abnormal Papanicolaou smear of cervix
795.31 Nonspecific positive findings for anthrax
V01.81 Contact with or exposure to communicable diseases, anthrax
V01.89 Contact with or exposure to communicable diseases, other communicable diseases
V46.2 Other dependence on machines, supplemental oxygen
V54.10-V54.89 (New series for aftercare of fractures; visit Federal Register Web site given above for individual code descriptions)
V58.42-V58.78 (New series for surgery aftercare; visit Federal Register Web site given above for individual code descriptions)
V71.82 Observation and evaluation for suspected exposure to anthrax
V71.83 Observation and evaluation for suspected exposure to other biological agent.