2012 ICD-9 will include new codes for reporting glaucoma
October 23, 2011Glaucoma coding will be quite different when completing claims for Medicare patients starting Oct. 1 and for all other insurers beginning Jan. 1, 2012.
The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) is the classification used to code and classify diseases.
For what is currently defined 365.0 in the ICD-9 codes, Borderline Glaucoma, new codes have been designated (365.01, 365.02, 365.05).
All existing glaucoma diagnosis codes (365.10-365.65) will now need to be reported in combination with new codes (365.70-365.74) to provide information regarding the stage of the disease.
The final addendum providing complete information on changes to the diagnosis part of ICD-9-CM is posted on CDC’s Web page at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd9.htm.
The National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are the U.S. governmental agencies responsible for overseeing all changes and modifications to the ICD-9.
The AOA provides a summary of the changes in the box. (Note: bold italics indicate new codes.)
New codes and new coding requirements will make coding more specific.
