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ICD-9-CM Committee Considers New Diagnoses for Partial Rotator Cuff Tear, Malnutrition, and More
Published on Tue Mar 08, 2011
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October 1 might sound far away, but the new diagnoses you'll be welcoming at that point are already being developed. The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee met on March 10 to discuss potential new diagnosis codes that are being considered for inclusion in this year's ICD-9 manual, and although none have been finalized, we've got a peek at what's being considered.
- Seclusion status: Attendees at the meeting supported the inclusion of this code, which could track patients that need to be protected from themselves or others.
- Partial rotator cuff tear: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons "reviewed and supported the proposal" for this new code, the ICD-9-CM meeting minutes indicate.
- Malnutrition: Several associations supported the inclusion of malnutrition as part of the ICD-9 codeset.
- Severely calcified coronary lesions: Members of the ICD-9 committee debated over whether the term "severe" was essential to this new potential code.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Attendees indicated "general support" for the proposal of a code for this condition.
- Pneumothorax and air leak: Committee members suggested that "it may be reasonable" to introduce a new code for chronic pneumothorax.
To read the entire list of proposed diagnoses and the committees' comments, visit www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd9/2011March_Summary_%20HA.pdf.
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