tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2020 Issue Q3

ICD-10 Coding: Differentiate Substance Abuse With New Diagnosis Code Options

Tip: Updated guidelines offer clarification on vaping. There’s only one month until the new ICD-10-CM updates go live on Oct. 1. Now is a good time to review the changes and get your policies in line. Logistics: On July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new ICD-10-CM codes and descriptors, with a total of 490 additions, 58 code deletions, and 47 revisions that will go into effect on Oct. 1. Read on for some code and guidance highlights. Register Updates to the F10-F19 Range Many of the changes to the 2021 code set...

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