AHIMA September 18, 2022
Recent updates to the ICD-10-CM guidelines and codes apply to discharges and patient encounters occurring from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023 with four exceptions, which were effective April 1, 2022.
There are 1,176 new diagnoses codes for FY2023—including three codes that were added in April 2022—288 deletions—including one deletion in April 2022—and 28 revisions. The full list of diagnosis codes that have been added, deleted, and revised can be found in tables 6A, 6C, and 6E of the IPPS Final Rule for FY 2023.
Guideline I.A.19 has been updated. The guideline states that the assignment of a diagnosis code is based on the provider’s diagnostic statement that the condition exists. The provider’s statement that the patient has a...
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