decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2018 Issue 4 (April)
Neoplasms, eyes, external causes dominate proposed new ICD-10-CM codes
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Article Overview
This article reviews a proposed update to ICD-10-CM and explains the broad areas affected by the changes. It is aimed at coders, CDI staff, compliance teams, and other healthcare professionals who need to track upcoming diagnosis-code revisions, additions, and deletions, especially in chapters related to neoplasms, eye conditions, nervous system disorders, pregnancy and newborn conditions, urinary findings, and external causes.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers understand the scope of upcoming ICD-10-CM changes so they can prepare for documentation, workflow, and training impacts before the effective date.
Article Sections
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Overview of proposed code changes
Summarizes the scale of the proposed diagnosis-code update and identifies the major ICD-10-CM chapters most affected.
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Post-procedural infection updates
Discusses proposed changes affecting postoperative infection coding and related code replacement activity.
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Chapter-by-chapter highlights
Reviews selected proposed changes across neoplasms, eye and adnexa, nervous system, circulatory, digestive, musculoskeletal, pregnancy, newborn, laboratory findings, external causes, screening, and exposure-related code families.
What You Will Learn
- Which ICD-10-CM chapters are most affected by the proposed updates
- What broad categories of diagnosis-code changes are included in the proposal
- How the article organizes major additions, revisions, and deletions by clinical topic
- Which specialty areas and encounter types are likely to be impacted by the changes
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding managers
- CDI specialists
- Compliance professionals
- Healthcare billing staff
- Clinical documentation staff
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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