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ICD10monitor July 8, 2024
Laurie M. Johnson, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer

The ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines for the 2025 fiscal year (FY) have been released. The new codes will become effective on Oct. 1, 2024.

The ICD-10-CM guidelines have minor updates, and include the following:

Chapter 2.s – Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma had a revision reading “C84.7B, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, in remission, for BIA-ALCL in remission.”
Chapter 2.t – Secondary malignant neoplasm of lymphoid tissue has been updated to note that categories of C81-C85 with a final character identifying “extranodal and solid organ sites” should be assigned, rather than a code for the secondary neoplasm of the affected solid organ.
Chapter 4.a.1.a – a guideline for pre-symptomatic Type 1 diabetes mellitus has been added.
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