HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2019 Issue 33 (August)
Healthcare News: Cooperating Parties approve FY 2020 ICD-10-CM guidelines
August 13th, 2019
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Article Overview
This article reviews the FY 2020 ICD-10-CM guideline updates approved by the Cooperating Parties for ICD-10. It is relevant to coders, CDI staff, compliance teams, and other coding professionals who need to understand the areas of guidance that changed or were clarified, including pressure-related conditions, multiple-substance reporting, complications, and injury-related documentation. The article also identifies the organizations involved in approving the guidelines and explains the broad categories of guidance addressed in the update.
Why This Topic Matters
These guideline updates affect how certain diagnoses and complications are documented and reported in ICD-10-CM. Staying current helps coding and compliance teams apply the latest official guidance consistently.
Article Sections
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Introduction
Introduces the FY 2020 ICD-10-CM guideline update and summarizes the main areas addressed in the article.
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Pressure ulcers
Discusses updated guidance related to pressure-induced deep tissue damage within the ICD-10-CM framework.
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Reporting poisoning by multiple unspecified drugs
Covers revised guidance for documenting poisonings, adverse effects, and underdosing involving more than one unspecified substance.
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Complications
Explains clarification on complication reporting across body system chapters and related chapter guidance.
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Injuries
Addresses new guidance on iatrogenic injuries and physeal fracture documentation within ICD-10-CM.
What You Will Learn
- What the FY 2020 ICD-10-CM guideline update covers
- Which broad documentation areas received revised or clarified guidance
- Which organizations are part of the Cooperating Parties for ICD-10
- How the article groups changes affecting pressure-related conditions, poisonings, complications, and injuries
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Clinical documentation improvement specialists
- Compliance professionals
- Health information management staff
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