Medical Economics August 29, 2022
A summary of the ICD-10-CM Guidelines for 2023.
Q: Can you please provide a summary of the ICD-10-CM Guidelines for 2023?
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 ICD-10-CM Guidelines take effect October 1, 2022, and reflect the new ICD-10-CM codes as of that date. In the guidelines, the changes are in bold so that the reader can distinguish what is newly added or altered.
Guideline I.A.19, Code assignment and Clinical Criteria
This section has been updated to align more closely with what we have been taught for years.The assignment of a diagnosis code is based on the provider’s diagnostic statement that the condition exists, and their statement is sufficient. The guideline further clarifies that, “If there is conflicting medical record documentation, query...
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