Archive for The Day of September 21st, 2006

Archive for the Day of September 21st, 2006

Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of September 21st, 2006.

Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during September 21st, 2006.

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Perinatal Billing Code Additions Coming Soon

Head’s up! There are ICD-9 code additions that will most likely impact OB/GYN’s. They haven’t been solidified yet, but here’s a sneak peak at what could be included in the coming changes. These codes are slated to be four new ICD-9 code changes that will become available in October. The four new codes will be in the perinatal sector of care and are : * 768.7 new code for hypoxia and birth asphyxia — , Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)* two new codes describing other respiratory problems after birth:* 770.87 — Respiratory arrest of newborn* 770.88 — Hypoxemia of newborn Another slated change may be the addition of a fifth-digit subclassification under

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