National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Data Policy and Standards Staff, Announces the Following Meeting

Name: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.

Time and Date: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 11, 2000.

Place: The Health Care Financing Administration, Multipurpose room, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland.

Status: Open to the public.

Purpose: The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee will hold its first meeting of the calendar year 2000 cycle on Thursday, May 11, 2000. The C&M meeting is a public forum for the presentation of proposed modifications to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth-Revision, Clinical Modification.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include:

Head injuries

Mammografic microcalcification

Myofascial pain syndrome

Stress Fracture

Periventricular leukomalacia

Posttraumatic wound infection versus complicated open wound

Premature menopause

Update on the ICD-10-PCS coding system

Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair

Lysis of adhesions

Penile plethysmography with nerve stimulation

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEJ)

Spinal fusion for pseudoarthosis

Addenda

Contact Person for Additional Information: Amy Blum, Medical Classification Specialist, Data Policy and Standards Staff, NCHS, 6526 Belcrest Road, Room 1100, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone 301/458-4106 (diagnosis), Amy Gruber, Health Insurance Specialist, Division of Acute Care, HCFA, 7500 Security Blvd., Room C4-07-07, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244 telephone 410-786-1542 (procedures).

Notice: In the interest of security, the H.C.F.A. has instituted stringent procedures for entrance into the building by non-government employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. and sign-in at the security desk upon entering the building.

Notice: This is a public meeting. However, because of fire code requirements, should the number of attendants meet the capacity of the room the meeting will be closed.

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