tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 6
ICD-10: Start Digging Into the Thousands of Updates Planned for ICD-10-CM 2017
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Article Overview
This article summarizes proposed ICD-10-CM 2017 diagnosis code changes that were available before the final addenda. It focuses on broad specialty areas, especially orthopedics and dermatology, and highlights the types of updates being introduced across postprocedural complication categories. The piece is useful for coders, CDI staff, compliance teams, and outpatient facilities that need to track upcoming diagnosis coding changes and understand the scope of revisions being discussed for the 2017 update cycle.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers gauge how upcoming ICD-10-CM revisions may affect common outpatient and specialty workflows, especially where diagnosis categories are being split or refined. It is relevant for planning education, updating references, and preparing for annual code-set maintenance.
Article Sections
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Orthopedics Will Incorporate Thousands of Fracture Changes
This section reviews proposed orthopedic diagnosis code changes and the broad shift toward more specific laterality and fracture-related updates.
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Dermatology Changes Focus on Hematomas
This section covers proposed skin and subcutaneous tissue diagnosis code revisions, with attention to postprocedural complication categories and related updates across body systems.
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Pick Up on Subtle Postprocedural Updates
This section explains the broader pattern of postprocedural diagnosis code revisions across multiple organ systems and notes the article’s reliance on a not-yet-final code list.
What You Will Learn
- What kinds of ICD-10-CM 2017 diagnosis changes were being proposed
- Which specialty areas were highlighted as having the most noticeable revisions
- How postprocedural complication categories were being revised across organ systems
- Why the article emphasizes that the source list was still preliminary at publication time
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Compliance staff
- CDI professionals
- Outpatient facility staff
- Specialty practice administrators
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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