Healthcare News: Opioid-related inpatient stays increase for those 65 years and older

November 27th, 2018

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Article Overview

This news item covers a Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project statistical brief about opioid-related inpatient stays among patients age 65 and older, with comparison to nonopioid-related stays over time. It is useful for coders, compliance staff, analysts, and healthcare administrators who monitor utilization trends and documentation for substance use disorders. The article also references the ICD-10-CM subcategories associated with opioid use, abuse, and dependence and points readers to the 2019 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting as a general source of hierarchy guidance.

Why This Topic Matters

It highlights a utilization pattern affecting older adults and connects the trend discussion to the ICD-10-CM substance use framework used in medical record reporting and analysis.

Article Sections

  1. Opioid-related inpatient stay trends in adults 65 years and older

    Summarizes the reported change in hospitalization rates over time and compares opioid-related and nonopioid-related stays in older adults. It also notes broad differences in patient and utilization characteristics described in the brief.

  2. ICD-10-CM substance use subcategories and reporting guidance

    Introduces the ICD-10-CM subcategories referenced for opioid-related substance use documentation and mentions the official coding guidelines cited in the article.

What You Will Learn

  • How the article frames opioid-related inpatient stay trends among adults age 65 and older
  • What broad differences were noted between opioid-related and nonopioid-related stays
  • Which ICD-10-CM substance use subcategories are referenced in the article
  • Where the article points readers for general substance use coding hierarchy guidance

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Healthcare analysts
  • Compliance staff
  • Hospital administrators

Codes Discussed

  • ICD-10-CM: F11.1-
  • ICD-10-CM: F11.2-
  • ICD-10-CM: F11.9-

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