M40.209Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified M40. 209 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification, 9th Revision (ICD-9 CM) is a list of codes intended for the classification of diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease.1 Aug 2010
Currently, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation still utilizing ICD-9-CM codes for morbidity data, though we have already transitioned to ICD-10 for mortality.
Most ICD-9 codes are three digits to the left of a decimal point and one or two digits to the right of one. For example: 250.0 is diabetes with no complications. 530.81 is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).9 Jan 2022
A diagnosis code is a combination of letters and/or numbers assigned to a particular diagnosis, symptom, or procedure. For example, let's say Cheryl comes into the doctor's office complaining of pain when urinating.6 Jan 2022
In a concise statement, ICD-9 is the code used to describe the condition or disease being treated, also known as the diagnosis. CPT is the code used to describe the treatment and diagnostic services provided for that diagnosis.
The biggest difference between the two code structures is that ICD-9 had 14,4000 codes, while ICD-10 contains over 69,823. ICD-10 codes consists of three to seven characters, while ICD-9 contained three to five digits.24 Aug 2015
Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes (CMS)
The short answer is that the date of service determines which code set you use. Thus, even if you submit your claim on or after the ICD-10 deadline, if the date of service was before Oct. 1, 2014, you will use ICD-9 to code the diagnosis. Conversely, for dates of service on or after Oct.16 May 2013
The current ICD used in the United States, the ICD-9, is based on a version that was first discussed in 1975. The United States adapted the ICD-9 as the ICD-9-Clinical Modification or ICD-9-CM. The ICD-9-CM contains more than 15,000 codes for diseases and disorders. The ICD-9-CM is used by government agencies.
The ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) is a system used by physicians and other healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the United States.
ICD-10 replaces ICD-9 and reflects advances in medicine and medical technology over the past 30 years. Doctors and hospitals use ICD codes to classify diseases, illnesses and injuries, and insurance companies use this information to process claims.27 Oct 2015