FY 2022 ICD-10-CM/PCS updates: Five changes you need to know

October 12th, 2021

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Article Overview

This premium article is part one of a two-part series on FY 2022 ICD-10-CM/PCS updates. It focuses on selected ICD-10-CM reporting changes, related indexing and sequencing context, and the broader impact of these updates on diagnosis classification and MS-DRG assignment. It is intended for inpatient coding professionals, auditors, and others tracking annual code-set changes and policy implications.

Why This Topic Matters

Annual ICD-10 updates can affect diagnosis reporting, principal-versus-secondary sequencing, and payment-related grouping. This article helps readers understand which FY 2022 changes may be relevant to inpatient coding workflows and MS-DRG assignment.

Article Sections

  1. Non-ischemic myocardial injury

    This section covers a new ICD-10-CM reporting topic introduced for FY 2022 and discusses its placement in the tabular list and alphabetic index. It also touches on classification and reimbursement-related implications.

  2. Traumatic brain compression and herniation

    This section reviews new ICD-10-CM codes added for traumatic brain compression and herniation and notes related sequencing and encounter-classification context. It also discusses how these updates fit within the broader FY 2022 changes.

What You Will Learn

  • How the article frames selected FY 2022 ICD-10-CM/PCS updates
  • What the article covers about new diagnosis reporting topics
  • How the article discusses coding-related classification and sequencing context
  • Why the updates may affect inpatient grouping and MS-DRG assignment

Who Should Read This

  • Inpatient coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Clinical documentation improvement professionals
  • Health information management professionals
  • Revenue integrity staff

Codes Discussed

  • ICD-10-CM: I5A
  • ICD-10-CM: N17.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I40.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I42.-
  • ICD-10-CM: N18.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I50.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I16.0
  • ICD-10-CM: I35.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I47.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I26.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I27.0
  • ICD-10-CM: I27.2-
  • ICD-10-CM: A41.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I51.81
  • ICD-10-CM: I21.-
  • ICD-10-CM: S26.-
  • ICD-10-CM: I24.-
  • ICD-10-CM: T14.90
  • ICD-10-CM: S26.90
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.A0
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.A1
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.2-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.3-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.5-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.6-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.6X9A
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.A1XA
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.A0XA

Code Ranges Discussed

  • ICD-10-CM: I27.2-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.2-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.3-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.5-
  • ICD-10-CM: S06.6-

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