HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2018 Issue 35 (August)

The opioid crisis: Understand the epidemic, report ICD-10-CM codes for opioid abuse

August 28th, 2018

In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a nationwide public health emergency to address the opioid crisis, investing almost $900 million in opioid-specific funding to support treatment and recovery services. Learn about the epidemic and review ICD-10-CM coding and guidelines for reporting opioid use, abuse, dependence, and overdoses.

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