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ICD-9 2012:

Update The Way You Report Cesarean, Vaginal Mesh, Hemorrhagic Disorder Diagnoses

Published on Tue Jul 19, 2011

Here's why you can strike 996.39, 631, and V12.2 from your possible coding options.ICD-9 2012 adds more specific codes to your ob-gyn coding cache, such as diagnoses reflecting when a patient planning a cesarean section needs a cesarean section early or when her vaginal mesh erodes.Remember: What makes this ICD-9 2012 update special is this is the last time you'll need to learn and delete ICD-9 codes before the switch to ICD-10 in 2013 unless a code is required to report a new disease. The diagnosis freeze begins October 1st of this year.Prepare Now For New Pregnancy OptionsThe following new codes for ICD-9-2012 reflect early spontaneous labor with a planned cesarean delivery:649.81 (Onset [spontaneous] of labor after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation, with delivery by [planned] cesarean section, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition)649.82 (Onset [spontaneous] of labor after 37 completed weeks [...]
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