Are there other important ICD-9 changes that are commonly used in the urgent care setting?
A. The short answer is yes. There are a number of changes to codes commonly encountered in urgent care. Lets break them down and expand on them: Hematuria The code for hematuria (formerly 599.7) now requires five digits and is subdivided into the following: 599.70 Hematuria, unspecified 599.71 Gross hematuria 599.72 Microscopic hematuria Dehiscence of Traumatic Wound Repair Previously, no code was available to specify the dehiscence of a traumatic wound repair, as the codes available (998.31 and 998.32) referred only to dehiscence of an operative wound. Physicians may now use either: 998.30 Disruption of wound, unspecified 998.33 Disruption of traumatic wound repair Vulvar Pain or Inflammation New codes now exist for vulvar pain or inflammation: 625.70 Vulvodynia, unspecified 625.71 Vulvar vestibulitis 625.79 Other vulvodynia Additions to the Migraine Series Many additional code definitions have been added to the migraine series (346.__), which now requires five digits (see an ICD- 9 b
