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Expanding ICD Codes May Aid Rare Disease Patients, Research

Many rare diseases don't have an ICD code, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at NIH is exploring ways to best expand those codes to benefit rare disease patients and ...
Business Wire

Rare Disease CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Granted WHO Disease Classification

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The rare genetic disease CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) has been designated with a new disease code in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the medical ...
Healio

‘Unspecified mycosis’ code often listed for patients positive for specific fungal disease

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly half of patients who received a diagnosis code of “unspecified mycosis” had positive laboratory test ...
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ID add-on code proposed in new CMS fee schedule

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . If approved, the add-on code would be implemented in 2025. The add-on code could be applied to hospital ...
Medscape

Sensitivity of International Classification of Diseases Codes for Hyponatremia Among Commercially Insured Outpatients in the United States

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone 157 (3.9) 91 (2.3) 66 (4.7) <0.001 Medications known to cause hyponatremia 10,492 (25.8) 10,144 (25.8) 348 (24.7) 0.35 * Values are expressed as number ...