Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2019 Issue 8
ICD-10-CM Updates: Get Busy Learning This Brand-New Set of ICD-10-CM Codes
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Article Overview
This article previews a broad set of ICD-10-CM 2020 changes and explains why coders should review the upcoming updates before they take effect. It is aimed at coding professionals who need to track new, revised, and deleted diagnosis codes across multiple specialties and body systems, with emphasis on general categories of reporting changes and code-set expansion.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers identify which parts of ICD-10-CM are changing for 2020 so they can prepare for updated diagnosis reporting across common clinical areas.
Article Sections
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Look Out for New Vascular Disease Codes Involving Peroneal, Muscular Veins
Introduces upcoming ICD-10-CM changes related to vascular diagnoses in the lower extremity. The section focuses on the general scope of the new reporting options and the clinical context in which they apply.
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Report Specified Forms of Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism
Covers changes affecting pulmonary embolism and atrial fibrillation coding for 2020. It summarizes the expansion and replacement of diagnosis options in these areas.
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Get to Know this New Deep Tissue Damage Code Set
Reviews a new ICD-10-CM code set for pressure-related deep tissue injury and related site-specific reporting. The section also notes additional new diagnosis codes connected to breast lump reporting.
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Behold This Long-Awaited New Code Set
Discusses newly added fracture codes for the orbit and orbital walls. The section frames the update as a specialty-specific expansion within ICD-10-CM.
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Get Specific with Hx of In-Situ Neoplasms
Summarizes newly introduced personal history codes for in-situ neoplasms and a code related to a neurostimulator. The section highlights the broader theme of more specific history and device reporting.
What You Will Learn
- Which broad ICD-10-CM 2020 topic areas are changing
- How the article organizes updates by condition category
- What types of diagnosis code additions, deletions, and replacements are previewed
- Which specialties and clinical scenarios are affected by the updates
- How the article frames newly introduced code families and site-specific reporting
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Healthcare compliance staff
- Clinical documentation improvement professionals
Codes Discussed
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