Key Takeaways from the FY 2025 ICD-10-CM Code Updates

ICD10monitor September 30, 2024
Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code updates for the 2025 fiscal year (FY).

The FY 2025 ICD-10-CM updates introduce more than 300 code changes, including 252 new codes, 13 deletions, and 36 revisions, reflecting ongoing advancements in clinical documentation and disease specificity. These code changes will go into effect for discharges on Oct. 1, 2024.

Here are 11 key takeaways and insights from the FY 2025 ICD-10-CM Code updates:

1. Lymphoma in Remission: The introduction of sixty-three new ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes allow for the precise identification of lymphoma, in both active and remission stages. These codes were expanded with a fifth character to indicate if...

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