HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2022 Issue 5 (February)
Healthcare News: New ICD-10-PCS codes for COVID-19-related procedures released
February 1st, 2022
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Article Overview
This brief news article covers CMS’s release of new ICD-10-PCS procedure codes effective April 1 for COVID-19-related therapeutics and vaccines. It also notes the MS-DRG classification context and references the prior set of COVID-19-related procedure code releases, making it relevant for inpatient coding professionals, compliance teams, and revenue cycle staff tracking coding updates.
Why This Topic Matters
It highlights a recent federal coding update that affects how certain COVID-19-related procedures are represented in inpatient coding and grouping workflows.
What You Will Learn
- What CMS released and when the change became effective
- The general clinical and coding context for the new procedure codes
- How the article frames the update within ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG topics
- The relationship between this release and earlier COVID-19-related procedure code updates
Who Should Read This
- Hospital inpatient coders
- Coding managers
- Compliance staff
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Health information management professionals
Codes Discussed
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