We leave in leading and trailing zeroes, and remove the decimal or dot, right? Connie
-----Original Message----- From: Kepa Zubeldia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 9:09 AM To: WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List Subject: Re: ICD9 codes Tom, That is not correct. There are not "numbers" but "codes" so by removing the trailing zero you substantially change the meaning of the code. You cannot do that. The trailing zero needs to stay in place. Same issue for leading zeroes, they are significant too. Kepa Zubeldia Claredi On Wednesday 10 September 2003 09:45 am, Tom Berthoff wrote: > Greetings - > > Just double checking. > > I was under the impression that ICD9 codes with trailing zeros transmitted in HIPAA EDI transaction sets need to be sent without the trailing zero, i.e. 428.0 becomes 428, not 4280. > > Can anyone confirm or deny this? > > Tom > > > Tom Berthoff > Senior Applications Developer > Home Health Corporation of America > 620 Freedom Business Center > Suite 105 > King of Prussia, PA 19406 > 610-205-2458 x316 --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-transactions as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-transactions as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
