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ICD-9
In 2002, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) approved the addition of an ICD-9-CM
code (99.77) for the "Application of an Adhesion
Barrier for Prevention of Adhesions" in the USA.
With assistance from USA-based IAS members and health
professionals, our voice was heard as to the necessity
of this code! This code will enable the government,
as well as researchers, to understand the magnitude
of the problem and the need for an expanded use of
adhesion barriers and increased funding for research
in the prevention and treatment of Adhesion Related
Disorder (ARD).
To learn more:
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