Head’s up! There are ICD-9 code additions that will most likely impact OB/GYN’s. They haven’t been solidified yet, but here’s a sneak peak at what could be included in the coming changes. These codes are slated to be four new ICD-9 code changes that will become available in October. The four new codes will be in the perinatal sector of care and are : * 768.7 new code for hypoxia and birth asphyxia — , Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)* two new codes describing other respiratory problems after birth:* 770.87 — Respiratory arrest of newborn* 770.88 — Hypoxemia of newborn Another slated change may be the addition of a fifth-digit subclassification under …