small for age icd 9 code

by Dovie Kessler 7 min read

Classification of small for gestational age infants based on ICD-9-CM codes. Information on SGA was obtained directly from the database based on ICD-9-CM code 656.5x.Feb 5, 2015

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Are ICD-9 codes still used in 2021?

CMS will continue to maintain the ICD-9 code website with the posted files. These are the codes providers (physicians, hospitals, etc.) and suppliers must use when submitting claims to Medicare for payment.

What ICD-9 codes?

ICD-9-CM is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. The ICD-9 was used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates until 1999, when use of ICD-10 for mortality coding started.

What are ICD-9 and 10 codes?

Code Structure: Comparing ICD-9 to ICD-10ICD-9-CMICD-10-CMFirst character is numeric or alpha ( E or V)First character is alphaSecond, Third, Fourth and Fifth digits are numericAll letters used except UAlways at least three digitsCharacter 2 always numeric; 3 through 7 can be alpha or numeric3 more rows•Aug 24, 2015

What is the ICD-9 code for dwarfism?

2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 259.4 : Dwarfism, not elsewhere classified. Short description: Dwarfism NEC. ICD-9-CM 259.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 259.4 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.

How do I find ICD codes?

If you need to look up the ICD code for a particular diagnosis or confirm what an ICD code stands for, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website to use their searchable database of the current ICD-10 codes.

What is ICD-9 and CPT coding?

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.

What is an ICD-10 diagnosis code?

Used for medical claim reporting in all healthcare settings, ICD-10-CM is a standardized classification system of diagnosis codes that represent conditions and diseases, related health problems, abnormal findings, signs and symptoms, injuries, external causes of injuries and diseases, and social circumstances.

Did ICD-10 replace ICD-9?

Objective-On October 1, 2015, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) replaced ICD-9-CM (Ninth Revision) as the diagnosis coding scheme for the U.S. health care system.

What does ICD-10 stand for?

A: ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases -10th Version-Clinical Modification) is designed for classifying and reporting diseases in all healthcare settings.

What is the diagnosis for ICD-10 code r50 9?

9: Fever, unspecified.

What is the code E23 0 for?

E23. 0 - Hypopituitarism | ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD-10 code for hypogonadal?

E29.1ICD-10-CM Code for Testicular hypofunction E29. 1.

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis code for small for gestational age (SGA) recorded in administrative healthcare records using birthweight and gestational age information recorded in electronic medical records.

Methods

We used billing and medical records from women aged 13–55 years who delivered at a tertiary care center in the USA between 2004 and 2011. Information on birthweight, gestational age at birth, and ICD-9-CM code for SGA, 656.5x, was abstracted from the database.

Results

We identified 51 292 singleton live birth deliveries. The prevalence of SGA infants calculated from birthweight and gestational age at birth was higher (13%) than the prevalence based on ICD-9-CM code (2%).

Conclusions

Identification of SGA infants using ICD-9-CM code, 656.5x, from administrative healthcare records has low sensitivity but high specificity; the accuracy did not differ across demographic and delivery characteristics. Thus, although this source of information would underestimate the prevalence of SGA, it could produce valid relative risk estimates.

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