HealthLeaders Media June 15, 2022
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released 1,176 new ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for implementation on October 1.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– 1,491 diagnosis code changes were finalized and will become effective October 1.
– The middle revenue cycle will need to be updated on recent coding changes that will affect hospital reimbursement.
A total of 1,176 new diagnosis codes were recently finalized within the fiscal year (FY) 2023 ICD-10-CM code update. The CDC also posted the FY 2023 coding guidelines along with the code update which will take effect October 1.
In addition to the 1,176 new codes, the update also includes 28 codes that had revisions to their descriptors, and 287 codes deemed invalid.
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