not otherwise specified
not otherwise specified
ICD 9 Cm Code 272.4 - Other and unspecified hyperlipidemia Alpha-lipoproteinemia Hyperlipidemia NOS Hyperlipoproteinemia NOS
NOS: Not Otherwise Specified - This designation is equivalent to the word "unspecified". It indicates that there is not enough information to assign a more specific code.
ICD 9 CM Code -443.9 Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified Intermittent claudication NOS.
Other And Unspecified Hyperlipidemia Alpha-lipoproteinemia; Hyperlipidemia NOS; Hyperlipoproteinemia NOS
try 879.8 open wound NOS
Enuresis NOS, 788.30... closest I could find.
Enuresis NOS, 788.30... closest I could find.
891.0 - open wound lower leg/nos
Macrocytic anemia is under 281.9 in the ICD-9. Macrocytic anemia does not have its own code. It shares that code with several other types of unspecified deficiency anemia, including dimorphic, megaloblastic NOS, nutritional NOS, and simple chronic.
I think that would be 569.9, Intestinal disorder NOS. How about 543.9, Disease of appendix
It means "not otherwise specified". If you have an ICD9 book, the abbreviations should be located in the "Offical Conventions" section, which is probably close to the beginning of the book.