| October 2006 · Vol. 18, No. 10 REIMBURSEMENT ADVISER
ICD narrows down obesity codes
…as well as many other codes for common problems
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Fast Track
Code 629.29 includes female genital cutting or mutilation Type IV status, the collective term for other types of mutilation such as burning or tearing
A new category of codes groups pain into acute and chronic classifications
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Melanie
Witt,
RN, CPC-OGS, MAIndependent coding and documentation consultant; former program manager, Department of Coding and Nomenclature, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Are you monitoring a pregnant patient who had gastric banding or stapling?
There’s a code for that, as of Oct. 1.
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