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ICD-9 Update:

HPV Screening Among New V Codes You Need to Know

Published on Tue Oct 12, 2010

Find out how revisions to existing codes help you avoid mistakes You-ve got a whole slew of V codes to learn by Oct. 1, and here's what's important to you. Reminder: -V codes deal with occasions when the ob-gyn records circumstances other than a disease or injury as the reason for a patient encounter,- says Gloria Kirkham, CPC, OGS, coding specialist at Womens Health Partnership PC in Carmel, Ind. Here's a list of the new V codes you need to know: V13.22 -- Personal history of cervical dysplasia V16.52 -- Family history of malignant neoplasm; bladder V25.04 -- Encounter for contraceptive management; counseling and instruction in natural family planning to avoid pregnancy V26.41 -- Procreative counseling and advice using natural family planning V26.49 -- Other procreative management counseling and advice V26.81 -- Encounter for assisted reproductive fertility procedure cycle. Heads up: The notes here state, -Patient undergoing in vitro fertilization [...]
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