Proposed 2020 ICD-10-CM codes cover deep tissue damage, fractures, blood clots

Why This Topic Matters

Annual ICD-10-CM proposals can affect coding accuracy, documentation review, and preparation for the upcoming code set year. This article helps readers identify which diagnosis categories are changing and what areas of the code set may require training or system updates.

Article Sections

1. Overview of proposed ICD-10-CM changes

   Summarizes the scope of the proposed fiscal year 2020 diagnosis code updates and the timing of the change cycle.

2. New code highlights

   Introduces the main categories of proposed additions across injuries, circulatory conditions, poisoning, environmental exposure, and status-related codes.

3. Revisions

   Summarizes selected proposed wording updates to existing diagnosis codes in several code families.