HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2021 Issue 27 (July)
Healthcare News: FY 2022 ICD-10-CM/PCS code sets released
July 6th, 2021
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Article Overview
This article summarizes the FY 2022 release of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS updates from CDC and CMS. It covers the overall scope of new, revised, and deleted codes, highlights broad clinical areas affected in both code sets, and notes the effective date for the changes. The piece is useful for coding professionals who need a high-level view of what changed and where to look for further official guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
Annual ICD-10 updates can affect diagnosis and procedure reporting, documentation review, and code set maintenance. This overview helps coders and compliance teams identify whether the FY 2022 changes may be relevant to their workflows before reviewing the full official addenda.
Article Sections
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ICD-10-CM
Summarizes the diagnosis code update areas for FY 2022 and identifies several broad clinical topics affected by the changes. It also notes chapter-level activity and the introduction of a new post-COVID-19 condition code.
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ICD-10-PCS
Summarizes the procedure code update areas for FY 2022 and describes several broad categories of new and deleted procedure codes. It also notes updates related to medical and surgical procedures, new technology, fusion, and transfusion-related code changes.
What You Will Learn
- Which federal organizations issued the FY 2022 ICD-10 updates
- What broad categories of ICD-10-CM changes are discussed
- What broad categories of ICD-10-PCS changes are discussed
- When the FY 2022 code changes take effect
- Which types of official resources are referenced for further review
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Compliance staff
- Revenue cycle teams
- Clinical documentation specialists
Codes Discussed
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