AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM New/Revised Codes

Post COVID-19 Condition

Code U09.9, Post COVID-19 condition, unspecified, was created to identify health problems that can last for an extended time (often weeks or months) after the initial COVID-19 infection has resolved, even if the initial infection was mild or asymptomatic. As experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) continue to learn about the short-term and long-term health effects associated with COVID-19, scientific knowledge is evolving. Post COVID conditions (also referred to as “long COVID” or “long-haul COVID”) can refer to post COVID conditions ranging from symptoms such...

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