decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2017 Issue 4 (April)
Proposed ICD-10-CM code changes put a lot of skin in the game
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Article Overview
This article summarizes proposed ICD-10-CM diagnosis code changes tied to the inpatient prospective payment system rulemaking cycle. It is aimed at coders, compliance staff, and billing professionals who need to understand which chapters and clinical areas are seeing the largest updates, along with a few representative examples of revisions, deletions, and new categories.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers quickly identify which ICD-10-CM sections are changing and where to focus review and training efforts before the new codes take effect.
Article Sections
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Breaking news
A high-level overview of the scope and timing of the proposed diagnosis code changes, with emphasis on the largest areas of expansion.
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Additional changes to look for include:
Representative examples of proposed updates across several diagnosis categories, including selected expansions, deletions, and revisions.
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The following chart provides a chapter-by-chapter summary of the proposed changes.
A chapter-by-chapter summary table showing the distribution of new, revised, and deleted diagnosis codes across ICD-10-CM chapters.
What You Will Learn
- Which ICD-10-CM chapters contain the largest share of proposed changes
- What broad categories of diagnosis coding are affected by the update
- How the proposed rule period frames the timing of the changes
- Which parts of the ICD-10-CM system are getting targeted expansions or revisions
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding managers
- Compliance professionals
- Revenue cycle staff
- Health information management professionals
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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