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On October 1 every year, you are faced with new diagnosis codes, code deletions and revisions. However, this year, you have very less changes as far as your urology coding is concerned. If you want to save yourself the hassle of scouring the entire list, focus on this rundown of 2011 ICD-9 code changes that may affect your urology practice.
Replace 787.6 with five new fecal-related diagnoses
Sometimes you may also use five new fecal impaction and incontinence codes in your urological practice. The new ICD-9 2011 deletes 787.6 and adds the following:
560.32 -- Fecal impaction 787.60 -- Full incontinence of feces 787.61 -- Incomplete defecation 787.62 -- Fecal smearing 787.63 -- Fecal urgency. Your urologist may make use of the above diagnoses for a thorough ICD-9 clinical description in a patient with severe urinary incontinence along with fecal impaction or fecal incontinence. What's more, ICD-9 has increased the body mass index (BMI) codes to show higher BMIs with five new codes. The advantage: BMI has become a key health tool, and the codes [V85.41-V85.45] will also provide more data. There are seven important signs that matter for the constitutional bullet in the E/M physical exam coding, and there are those who think that BMI should be an eight option. If the eight bullet gains traction and comes into play for medical coders, the new V codes could help significantly. For more updates on 2011 ICD-9 code changes and how it's going to impact your urology practice, sign up for a one-stop medical coding guide.
Focus on the rundown of 2011 ICD-9 code changes that may affect your urology practice.
