Clip And Save: Review New ICD-10 Advice on Hurricanes

Why This Topic Matters

Disaster-related encounters can involve special external cause reporting and sequencing considerations. Understanding the updated guidance helps coding professionals support accurate claim submission and consistent documentation for hurricane- and flood-related injuries.

Article Sections

1. 2019 ICD-10-CM guideline update

   Introduces the updated guidance and its place within the general coding guidelines. Discusses the disaster-related context for post-hurricane encounters.

2. External cause coding and sequencing

   Covers the general role of external cause codes in describing injury circumstances and the ordering concepts discussed in the article. Addresses disaster-related sequencing considerations and related exceptions at a broad level.

3. Hurricane, flooding, and collapse-related guidance

   Summarizes the article’s discussion of hurricane-related and flood-related external cause reporting. Also notes the distinction made for certain collapse scenarios and uncertainty about whether an injury was directly related to the hurricane.