ICD-9-CM Code becomes effective on October 1, 2002! !!!
From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Thu Aug 1 20:27:59 2002
For those of you, who petitioned Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) to track the Application of an Adhesion Barrier at the conclusion of a surgical procedure, this NEW code will be effective on October 1, 2002
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X>FY 2003 Final Addenda ICD-9-CM Volume 3, Procedures Effective October 1, 2002...Application of an adhesion barrier begins on page 9.
http://cms.hhs.gov/medicare/icd9addendafy03.pdf
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