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ICD-9 Update:

Cancer and Pregnancy Complication Codes Dominate the 2008 Changes

Published on Tue Oct 12, 2010

If you-re only looking at what codes are new, you-re missing vital information Ob-gyn coders, prepare yourselves. You-ve got tons of new ob-gyn-related codes and revisions to learn for 2008. Prepare for the mental shift on Oct. 1 by pouring over these updates, and you-ll be ahead of the game. Look at it this way: -Although most people think that with new codes comes new headaches, I feel that the more specific the codes are the easier it is in the long run,- says Kimberly Horn, CPC, BSHA, owner/operator of Village Coding in Village, Okla. -Hopefully, they will reduce the requests from insurance companies looking for medical records because they will have more specific information -- and that means sped-up payments for physicians.-
1. Get Specific With Carcinoma Diagnoses When you look for a carcinoma -in situ- of a female genital organ, you will find more options to choose from, [...]
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