News & Announcements
September 15, 2007
Announcing Coding Changes for 2008
It's that time of year again - anticipated changes for coding professionals are being released.
- CPT®
codes have not been announced.
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ICD-9-CM has 145 new codes and hundreds of other changes
- HCPCS codes have not been announced.
ICD-9-CM changes are effective October 1, 2007. You no longer have until December 31st to begin using these new codes. (See "CMS Eliminates 90-day Grace Period" ).
Check our lists below to see if codes that you use might be on the deletion list. If they are on this list, there is most likely a new code that has been assigned. **These are not complete lists of all changes.** There are over 1000 other changes which may affect the codes that you are currently using.
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With all these changes, staying compliant is more important that ever. See our page on ICD-9-CM products to order today! We are also taking advance orders for all other 2008 products!
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DELETED ICD-9-CM Codes for 2008
The following list of ICD-9-CM deleted codes sheds some light on a few of the changes that will be effective October 1, 2007.
Deleted codes for 2008 - Alphabetic |
Deleted codes for 2008 - Numeric |
| 789.5 |
Ascites |
| 233.3 |
Carcinoma in situ;other and unspecified female genital organs |
| 999.3 |
Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified, Other infection |
| 255.4 |
Corticoadrenal insufficiency |
| 787.2 |
Dysphagia |
| 624.0 |
Dystrophy of vulva |
| V17.4 |
Family history of; other cardiovascular diseases |
| V18.1 |
Family history of; other endocrine and metabolic diseases |
| V84.8 |
Genetic susceptibility to other disease |
| V68.0 |
Issue of medical certificates |
| 389.2 |
Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss |
| 359.2 |
Myotonic disorders |
| 364.8 |
Other disorders of iris and ciliary body |
| 284.8 |
Other specified aplastic anemias |
| V26.8 |
Other specified procreative management |
| 258.0 |
Polyglandular activity in multiple endocrine adenomatosis |
| V26.4 |
Procreative management,general counseling and advice |
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| 233.3 |
Carcinoma in situ,other and unspecified female genital organs |
| 255.4 |
Corticoadrenal insufficiency |
| 258.0 |
Polyglandular activity in multiple endocrine adenomatosis |
| 284.8 |
Other specified aplastic anemias |
| 359.2 |
Myotonic disorders |
| 364.8 |
Other disorders of iris and ciliary body |
| 389.2 |
Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss |
| 624.0 |
Dystrophy of vulva |
| 787.2 |
Dysphagia |
| 789.5 |
Ascites |
| 999.3 |
Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified; other infection |
| V17.4 |
Family history of; other cardiovascular diseases |
| V18.1 |
Family history of; other endocrine and metabolic diseases |
| V26.4 |
Procreative management,general counseling and advice |
| V26.8 |
Other specified procreative management |
| V68.0 |
Issue of medical certificates |
| V84.8 |
Genetic susceptibility to other disease |
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NEW ICD-9-CM Code Descriptions For 2008
**These are not complete lists of all changes.** There are over 1000 other changes which may affect the codes that you are currently using. Our products are designed to keep you current and compliant. See our 2008 products for full information on new and deleted codes.
*This list is not complete listing of all new codes, just those that we thought would be more common or of general interest.
Some New 2008 ICD-9 Code Descriptions |
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Aseptic necrosis of bone, jaw
Carcinoma in situ, unspecified female genital organ
Chronic total occlusion of coronary artery
Counseling and instruction in natural family planning to
avoid pregnancy
Disability examination
Drug induced myotonia
Environmental exposure to harmful algae and toxins
Family history of sudden cardiac death (SCD)
Floppy iris syndrome
Glucocorticoid deficiency
Human herpesvirus 7 infection
Infant botulism
Infection due to central venous catheter
Infection following other infusion, injection, transfusion,
or vaccination
Influenza due to identified avian influenza virus
Malignant ascites
Mixed hearing loss, bilateral
Myotonic muscular dystrophy
Other procreative management counseling and advice
Peripheral T cell lymphoma, unspecified site, extranodal
and solid organ sites
Personal history of sudden cardiac arrest
Roseola infantum due to human herpesvirus 6
Septic pulmonary embolism
Special screening examination, Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Speech and language developmental delay due to hearing
loss
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Deleted CPT® Codes for 2008
CPT codes for 2008 have not been announced. A list of deleted codes is available in Insta-Fee$ & Files and as an appendix reference in CPT® coding books for 2008. Please note that these products also include information on new codes. There may be other codes or modifications which may be of interest to you.
Deleted CPT® codes for 2008 - Alphabetic |
Deleted CPT® codes for 2008 - Numeric |
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