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Here's How You'll Update Your Current OHS, Apnea, Hypersomnia Diagnoses

Published on Sat Jun 11, 2005

Laminate this cheat sheet for crosswalking 780.xx to the new 327.xx series Although getting used to the new ICD-9 sleep disturbance series will take some practice, this list of proposed diagnoses will ease the transition.

When the new diagnosis codes become effective Oct. 1, 2005, you will have to look beyond the revised "unspecified" 780.5x series often to the detailed 327.xx ICD-9 codes. Possible correlations include:
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