subject: ICD-9 Codes Online: Rev up Your BMI V Codes [print this page] ICD-9 Codes Online: Rev up Your BMI V Codes
When the new ICD-9 codes become effective from October 1, your general surgery practice will have some new tools to explain the reason for a procedure. Recently, CMS published the complete list of 130 new diagnosis codes in the Federal Register, and our experts will take you through the list to find the codes that affect your practice. Surprisingly, more than a third of the new codes can be found in the V code' section. That is where you will find the new codes that are going to affect general surgeons the most. This time ICD-9 has expanded the body mass index (BMI) codes to show higher BMIs with five new codes. From October 1, you will have to start using new V codes in its place. Most coverage policies for gastric bypass or other bariatric surgeries designate a cut-off BMI among other factors to show medical necessity for the procedure. The expanded BMI codes will give general surgeons a solid way to document the degree of obesity and need for surgery. Look out for E/M benefit: BMI has become a key health tool and those codes will also provide more date. There are seven important signs that count for the constitutional bullet in the E/M physical exam coding, and there are those who think that BMI should be an eight option, more so in bariatrics and orthopedics/sports medicine. If that eight bullet gains traction and comes into play for coders, the new V codes could be of immense help. To get the latest ICD-9 codes online, sign up for a one-stop medical coding guide. When you do so, you can rev up your BMI V' codes to validate bariatric surgery and stay updated on all 2011 ICD codes.
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