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http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn/table61a05.pdf New ICD-9 codes

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 Deleted ICD-9 codes
aafp.org list of new 2006 ICD-9 codes Excellent review of new ICD-9 codes
CMS.hhs.gov 2006 ICD-9 codes Official Medicare site for new ICD-9 codes
Where are the CPT codes? Remember, CPT codes are copyrighted by the AMA, so you won't see complete lists of them on the internet. Some insurance carriers will  have a list of new CPT codes with "truncated" descriptions per AMA CPT guidelines.
2006 ICD-9 codes  Another ICD-9 list

ICD-9  codes deleted in 2006
Note that there are 14 deleted codes. Actually, most, if not all deleted codes were expanded in 2006.

276.5 Volume depletion
287.3 Primary thrombocytopenia
567.2 Other suppurative peritonitis
567.8 Other specified peritonitis
585 Chronic renal failure
599.6 Urinary obstruction, unspecified
770.1 Meconium aspiration syndrome
799.0 Asphyxia
996.4 Mechanical complication of internal orthopedic devices
V12.6 Diseases of the respiratory system
V17.8 Other musculoskeletal diseases
V26.3 Genetic counseling and testing
V58.1 * Chemotherapy
V64.0 Vaccination not carried out because of contradiction


*This diagnosis code was discussed at the March 31 – April 1, 2005 ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting and was not finalized in time to include with the proposed rule.

New 2006 ICD-9 codes
2006 brings us 144 new ICD-9 codes.

The asterisk "*" indicates that these diagnosis codes were discussed at the March 31 – April 1, 2005 ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting and were not finalized in time to include in the proposed rule.

New codes of importance are the new 276.x codes for dehydration and hypovolemia and 278.02 for overweight.

259.5 Androgen insensitivity syndrome

276.50 Volume depletion, unspecified
276.51 Dehydration
276.52 Hypovolemia is a decreased amount of blood in the body.
278.02 Overweight

Thrombocytopenia is a low platelet count. Thrombocytopenia is the term for a reduced platelet (thrombocyte) count. It occurs when platelets are lost from the circulation faster than they can be replaced from the bone marrow where they are made.

Thrombocytopenia may either result from a failure of platelet production and/or an increased rate of removal from blood.

287.30  Primary thrombocytopenia, unspecified
287.31  Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

For those who have been declaring, "hey but it's all muscle", Body Mass Index codes have been added. Whether insurance companies will acknowledge them is a whole other issue though. Typically, a BMI of 25 is considered normal for women and 18 is considered normal for men. A BMI over 25 is considered Overweight and a BMI of 30 is considered obese.

V85.0 Body Mass Index less than 19, adult
V85.1 Body Mass Index between 19-24, adult
V85.21 Body Mass Index 25.0-25.9, adult
V85.22 Body Mass Index 26.0-26.9, adult
V85.23 Body Mass Index 27.0-27.9, adult
V85.24 Body Mass Index 28.0-28.9, adult
V85.25 Body Mass Index 29.0-29.9, adult
V85.30 Body Mass Index 30.0-30.9, adult
V85.31 Body Mass Index 31.0-31.9, adult
V85.32 Body Mass Index 32.0-32.9, adult
V85.33 Body Mass Index 33.0-33.9, adult
V85.34 Body Mass Index 34.0-34.9, adult
V85.35 Body Mass Index 35.0-35.9, adult
V85.36 Body Mass Index 36.0-36.9, adult
V85.37 Body Mass Index 37.0-37.9, adult
V85.38 Body Mass Index 38.0-38.9, adult
V85.39 Body Mass Index 39.0-39.9, adult
V85.4 Body Mass Index 40 and over, adult

Web links on BMI:

http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/bmi.htm
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