Revised 2011 ICD-9 Updates

Update: See 2012 ICD9 Code Updates

October 1, 2010 is when the New ICD-9 2011 codes take effect. If you neglect to update your existing billing software with the new updates, it could delay claims which then could result in delayed payments. We hope that you’ll take advantage of these resources now to avoid any delay in your payment for services.

Revised 2011 ICD-9 Codes

This section presents all of the language revisions to prior ICD codes. It is important to note the updated language regarding many of the existing codes, to ensure proper and accurate code utilization. A code that is selected improperly due to outdated language may result in a delay in payment.

In order to provide you with the most up-to-date language, we have included the 2011 revised language in red. For example, 438.14 in prior years was defined as ‘Fluency disorder, Stuttering’; the revised language for 2011 also includes the addition of ‘due to late effect of cerebrovascular accident.’

Each year, BDA provides tools to assist physicians and organizations with the ICD-9 code changes. We’ve put together a Power Point presentation that goes over these new 2011 ICD9 changes for you. You can view the slideshow online, or download the Power Point and PDF by clicking on the play button on the image below. 2011 ICD9 Revised Code Updates2011 New ICD9 Code Updates Power PointICD-9-CM Guidelines, Conversion Table, and Addenda

Update: See 2012 ICD9 Code Updates

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Updated ICD-9 Guidelines

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), two departments within the U.S. Federal Government's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provide these updated guidelines for coding and reporting using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). These guidelines should be used as a companion document to the official version of the ICD-9-CM as published on CD-ROM by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

The official updated guidelines released by the CDC have been approved by the four organizations that make up the Cooperating Parties for the ICD-9-CM: the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), CMS, and NCHS.