ICD-9 Code for Palliative or Terminal Care

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Abstract
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has announced the approval of a new diagnosis code for palliative care, which was included in the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical modification on October 1, 1996.1 The new code will enable coders reviewing hospital charts to indicate that palliative care was delivered to a dying patient during a hospital stay. As a result, HCFA analysts will be able to study the feasibility of creating a special diagnosis-related group (DRG) that allows payment for end-of-life care for people who die in hospitals or require hospitalization for palliative care close to the . . .