Below are the changes that will be included in the July 2010 release of Medicare’s edit module for clinical diagnostic laboratory National Coverage Determinations (NCDs).

• ICD-9-CM codes V17.4 and V18.1 have been deleted from the list of non-covered ICD-9-CM codes for all 23 NCDs; and
• ICD-9-CM codes V17.41, V17.49, V18.11 and V18.19 have been added to the list of non-covered ICD-9-CM codes for all 23 NCDs.