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The ICD-9-CM code for a routine general physical exam is V70.0. This will be replaced by an ICD-10-CM code when the Unites States changes from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM on October 1, 2015.
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The ICD-9 code for lumbar facet arthropathy is 721.3. Lumbar facet arthropathy is a degenerative condition of the lumbar facet joints in the spine which shows arthritic changes.
The ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, which is a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is used for coding diseases, signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. The ICD-10 is widely used for epidemiological research, clinical purposes, and billing and insurance reimbursement.
ICD - 9 codes have two primary purposes, 1 is to bill third party payers, 2 is to track health events for statistical and public health reasons.
ICD-9See also: List of ICD-9 codesThe ICD-9 was published by the WHO in 1977. According to the World Health Organization Department of Knowledge Management and Sharing, the WHO no longer publishes or distributes the ICD-9 which is now public domain.[5]ICD-9-CMInternational Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is a classification used in assigning codes to diagnoses associated with inpatient, outpatient, and physician office utilization in the U.S. The ICD-9-CM is based on the ICD-9 but provides for additional morbidity detail and is annually updated on October 1.[6] It was created by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics as an extension of ICD-9 system so that it can be used to capture more morbidity data and a section of procedure codes was added.[7] It consists of two or three volumes:Volumes 1 and 2 contain diagnosis codes. (Volume 1 is a tabular listing, and volume 2 is an index.) Extended for ICD-9-CMVolume 3 contains procedure codes. ICD-9-CM onlyThe National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are the U.S. governmental agencies responsible for overseeing all changes and modifications to the ICD-9-CM.Currently, people and healthcare and medical facilities are waiting and preparing for the update. ICD 10 is said to be launched by 2014.
The ICD-9-CM or the most current or updated version of the International Classification of Diseases coding reference.
IF an accident is caused by motor vehicle (on public highway) use code 819.x
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for maintaining and updating the diagnosis portion of the ICD-9-CM codes. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a global standard for classifying diseases and other health conditions, and the WHO regularly revises and updates the codes to reflect new knowledge and changes in the field of medicine.