ICD - 9 - CM Annual Update
CMS has posted the annual ICD-9-CM update that will be effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2009. To access the new, revised and discontinued ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes on the CMS please click the link
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/07_summarytables.asp#TopOfPage
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