Coding Resources
Coding Advice on ICD-9-CM
AHA Central Office serves as the U.S. clearinghouse for issues related to the use of ICD-9-CM codes. AHA Central Office works with the National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to maintain the integrity of the classification system, and recommends revisions and modifications to the current and future revisions of ICD-9-CM.
This office also serves in a representation and advocacy role on national classification and data issues. In addition, the AHA Central Office on ICD-9-CM is the publisher of the nationally respected AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9-CM, available in print or on CD-ROM.
Questions on the interpretation and explanation of the proper use of ICD-9-CM codes must be mailed or faxed to the AHA Central Office. Please click here to download the form.
For more information on submitting a question to the AHA Central Office on ICD-9-CM, please visit www.ahacentraloffice.org.
Coding Resources for ICD-9-CM
AHA Central Office serves as the U.S. clearinghouse for issues related to the use of ICD-9-CM codes. This service provides coding advice and publishes the nationally respected AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9-CM, available in print or on CD-ROM.
AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9-CM includes:
- official coding advice and official coding guidelines
- correct code assignments for new technologies and newly identified diseases
- articles and topics which will offer practical information and improve data quality
- a conduit for the dissemination of coding changes and/or corrections to hospitals and other parties
- "Ask the Editor" section with practical examples drawn from our coding advice service
Coding advice is approved by CMS for Medicare reimbursement and accepted by many other health care plans, Medicaid programs, and state data sets.
Click here for more information on the print or CD-ROM versions of AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM.
To submit an ICD-9-CM related question to the AHA Central Office on ICD-9-CM, please click here to download the form. All questions must be submitted by mail or fax.