UPDATE: ICD9 Coding changes effective October 1, 2005

icd9 coding changes from cms medlearn

[color=#ffffff]http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn/icd9code.asp?

effective october 1, 2005

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd9/icdidx_addenda06.pdf

effective october 1, 2004

• table 6a - new diagnosis codes (pdf 86kb)
  
• table 6b - new procedure codes (pdf 44kb)
  
• table 6c - invalid diagnosis codes (pdf 27kb)
  
• table 6d - invalid procedure codes (pdf 17kb)
  
• table 6e - revised diagnosis code titles (pdf 117kb)
  
• table 6f - revised procedure code titles (pdf 24kb)
  

especially noteworthy:

from cms: oasis diagnosis reporting

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/hhapps/diagnosis.pdf

http://kb.goldenrulesoftware.com/article.asp?id=207

final report of the 3m national oasis integrity project

the 3m national oasis integrity project, sponsored by nahc, the 3m corporation, and fazzi associates, was designed to help clinicians generate more accurate and consistent responses to the extensive list of outcome and assessment information set (oasis)questions.

diagnosis coding for m0230/m0240 and m0245 (effective 10/01/2003)

down load pages 145 to 152 from cms regs found at:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/oasis/rev8.pdf

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